Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
Correct Answer :
B. to have bitter enmity
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Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
stay in-door
prepare for a difficult situation
go somewhere safe
face the obstacles
We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
stay in-door
prepare for a difficult situation
go somewhere safe
face the obstacles
Hobsons choice :
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
To oil the knocker :
To instigate a person to do a job
To do a work with increased pace
To tip the office-boy
To revive old enmity
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
take a firm stand
take a light stand
take a heavy stand
take a shaky stand
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
At one's fingertips
None of above
To take revenge
Matter of shame
Complete knowledge
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
To take the wind out of anothers sails :
To manouevre ot mislead another on the high seas
To cause harm to another
To defeat the motives of another
To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground.
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
To play second fiddle
To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving
To have an axe to grind
A private end to serve
To fail to arouse interest
To have no result
To work for both sides
Will o the wisp :
Anything which eludes or deceives
To act in a childish way
To act in a foolish way
To have desires unbacked by efforts
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
To take the bull by the horns :
To punish a person severly for his arrogance
To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
To handle it by fierce attack
To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims
To have an axe to grind.
a private end to serve
to fail to arouse interest
to have no result
to work for both sides
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share