Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
He is on the wrong side of seventy.
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
Correct Answer :
A. more than seventy years old
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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
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
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
To save ones face :
To hide oneself
To oppose
To avade disgrace
To say plainly
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
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
You need to have something up your sleeve if the present plan does not work.
have some honest means
have some hidden sources of money
have a secret pocket in the sleeve
have an alternative plan
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
To leave someone in the lurch
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
To ride hell for Leather :
To ride with furious speed
To adopt flase means to succeed
To work hard for a small accomplishment
To earn money by all means
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
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
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
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
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
a tight corner
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
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
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
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
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 cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation