Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
Correct Answer :
B. very fast
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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
He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
earned
ran away with
squandered
saved
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
At daggers drawn
at enmity
to be puzzled
at friendship
real cause
To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
to release his tension
to show his anger
to show his approval
to show his disple
To set the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
green thumb
one has a green tatto on the thumb
to have a natural intrest in gardening
one is articstic
ones nails are painted green
A bull in a china shop :
A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life
A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocient people
A person who becomes too excited where no excitment is warranted
A person who is rought and clumsy where skill and care are required
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
To hit the nail right on the head
To do the right thing
To destroy one's reputation
To announce one's fixed views
To teach someone a lesson
Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue
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
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
A critic's work is to read between the lines .
to comprehend the meaning
to appreciate the inner beauty
to understand the inner meaning
to read carefully
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
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
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
To put one's hand to plough
To take up agricultural farming
To take a difficult task
To get entangled into unnecessary things
Take interest in technical work
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
To beg the question
To refer to
To take for granted
To raise objections
To be discussed
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
a white elephant
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily