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 listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
B. To give false alarm
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
gave me great pleasure
displeased me
spoiled my day
made me resentful
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
To act in a foolish way
To waste ones efforts
To revive interest in an old subject
To revive old memories
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
To put people in utter surprise
To captivate them unexpectedly
To exploit peoples agitation
To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
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
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
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
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
a private end to serve
to fail to arouse interest
to have no result
to work for both sides
stay in-door
prepare for a difficult situation
go somewhere safe
face the obstacles
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
became a sculptor
did the best he could do
destroyed his career
developed a specific position for himself
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
To hide oneself
To oppose
To avade disgrace
To say plainly
To honour a man who is coming into office
To honour to promising people
To indulge in flattery
To welcome the coming events