Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To be above board .
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
Correct Answer :
B. To be honest in any business deal
If somebody is above board, he/she is honest in any business deal.
Related Questions
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
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 break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
At daggers drawn
at enmity
to be puzzled
at friendship
real cause
At one's wit's end
Clear Up
Perplexed
Explain
Enlighten
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
To cut the gordian knot :
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
To cast pearls before a swine :
To spend recklessly
To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
To waste monkey over trifles
To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
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 cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
take a firm stand
take a light stand
take a heavy stand
take a shaky stand
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
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
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
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
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 cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
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 change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
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
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 set the people by ears :
To box the people
To insult and disgrace the people
To punish heavily
To excite people to a quarrel