Direction.
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.
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
Correct Answer :
C. disassociated themselves from
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To have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
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
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
Hobsons choice :
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
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 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
To fight to the bitter end :
To fight with poison-tipped arrows
To fight to the last paint of enemy position
To die fighting
To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
At one's fingertips
None of above
To take revenge
Matter of shame
Complete knowledge
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
Swan-song :
Music as sweet as a song of birds
A melodious song in praise of someone
Praise of a woman by her lover
Last work of a poet or musician before death
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To quarrel over trifles
To waste time on petty things
To do something funny
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
To bring ones eggs to a bad market :
To face on humiliating situation
To bring ones commodities to a market where there is no demand for them
To show ones talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them
To fail in ones plans because one goes to the wrong people for help
A green horn :
An envious lady
A trainee
An inexperienced man
A soft-hearted man
With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
became a sculptor
did the best he could do
destroyed his career
developed a specific position for himself
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
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
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 speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
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.
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation