Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
Correct Answer :
A. full details
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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
Will o the wisp :
Anything which eludes or deceives
To act in a childish way
To act in a foolish way
To have desires unbacked by efforts
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
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
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
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
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 pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
To drink like a fish :
To drink little
To drink alone
To be a drunkard
To drink in the company of others
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
To take the bull by the horns :
To punish a person severly for his arrogance
To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
To handle it by fierce attack
To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
earned
ran away with
squandered
saved
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
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
To keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To hit the jackpot :
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly
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
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
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
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 play fast and loose :
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
To cut the gordian knot :
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
To have ones heart in ones boots :
To be deeply depressed
To be frightened
To get angry
To keep a secret