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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom / phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
Correct Answer :
B. is well organised
Idiom has all his ducks in a row means : to organize things well.
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An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
work while keeping patience
work with vigour to finish in limited time
work with enthusiasm
work hard to go against the time
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
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
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 wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To do something funny
To quarrel over trifles
To quarrel over the possession of an ass
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
By the rule of thumb :
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
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 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
For this act of indifference he will be taken to task by the authority.
he will get an offical reprimand from the authority.
he will be rewarded by the authority.
he will tender his resignation to the authority.
he will be entrusted with an official job.
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground.
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
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
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 worship the rising sun :
To honour a man who is coming into office
To honour to promising people
To indulge in flattery
To welcome the coming events
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
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.
gave me great pleasure
displeased me
spoiled my day
made me resentful
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
a white elephant
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
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