Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
Correct Answer :
C. Very Slow
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out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
To live fast :
To lead a life of dissipation
To accomplish a purpose
to do a task hurriedly
To use up ones income as fast as it comes in
To talk through ones hat :
To speak fluently
To talk nonsense
To talk wisdom
To speak at random
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
gets carried away
starts discussing something irrelevant
loses her temper easily
does not really understand anything
She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.
took a firm stand
expressed her displeasure
scolded her badly
got irritated
To set the people by ears :
To box the people
To insult and disgrace the people
To punish heavily
To excite people to a quarrel
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
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
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
To cast pearls before a swine :
To offer some a thing which he cannot appreciate
To bring something good before the eyes of a greedy person
To spend racklessly on a useless fellow
To indulge in fruitless endeavours
To mind ones Ps and Qs :
To be cautious
To be accurate and precise
To be careful of ones accounts
To be careful of ones personality
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
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
To cut the gordian knot :
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
To pay off old scores :
To have ones revenge
To settle a dispute
To repay the old loan
None of these
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
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
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
To beg the question
To refer to
To take for granted
To raise objections
To be discussed
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details