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.
He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
earned
ran away with
squandered
saved
Correct Answer :
C. squandered
Squandered means use up, cash out.
Related Questions
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
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
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 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 smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
To take umbrage :
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
To drink like a fish :
To drink little
To drink alone
To be a drunkard
To drink in the company of others
To plough the sands :
To work hard to achieve ones aim
To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result
To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
To advance ones position in life
To have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
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 keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
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
The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
put up a colourful mast
refused to climb down
took over the ship
decided to abandon the ship
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
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 keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
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
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully