Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water .
like taking the duck to water
like bursting out suddenly
like dropping the duck in the water
like easily and naturally speaking
Correct Answer :
D. like easily and naturally speaking
The meaning of as duck takes to water easily and naturally.
Related Questions
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To quarrel over trifles
To waste time on petty things
To do something funny
We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop .
a felicitous person
a clumsy person
a tactful person
a no-nonsense person
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
to release his tension
to show his anger
to show his approval
to show his disple
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
To give chapter and verse for a thing :
To produce the proof of something
To eulogize the qualities of a thing
To make publicity of a thing
To attach artificial value to a thing
To turn over a new leaf :
To change completely ones course of action
To shift attention to new problems
To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
To change the old habits and adopt new ones
To flog a dead horse :
To act in a foolish way
To waste ones efforts
To revive interest in an old subject
To revive old memories
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other
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 cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
became a sculptor
did the best he could do
destroyed his career
developed a specific position for himself
Dog in the manger :
An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
A dog that has no kennel of its own
A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
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
To take people by storm :
To put people in utter surprise
To captivate them unexpectedly
To exploit peoples agitation
To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
To cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To bring ones eggs to a bad market :
To face on humiliating situation
To bring ones commodities to a market where there is no demand for them
To show ones talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them
To fail in ones plans because one goes to the wrong people for help
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving