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
Idiom washed their hands off means : to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame.
Related Questions
To hit the nail right on the head
To do the right thing
To destroy one's reputation
To announce one's fixed views
To teach someone a lesson
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
To take with a grain of salt :
To take with some reservation
To take with total disbelief
To take whole heartedly
To take seriously
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
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
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 save ones face :
To hide oneself
To oppose
To avade disgrace
To say plainly
To beg the question
To refer to
To take for granted
To raise objections
To be discussed
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
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 have an axe to grind.
a private end to serve
to fail to arouse interest
to have no result
to work for both sides
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
To have ones heart in ones boots :
To be deeply depressed
To be frightened
To get angry
To keep a secret
In the teeth of
in the end
real cause
in the face of
to chase
It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
gets carried away
starts discussing something irrelevant
loses her temper easily
does not really understand anything
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
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
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 cool ones heels :
To rest for sometime
To give no importance to someone
To remain in a comfortable position
To be kept waiting for sometime
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
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 drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To cast pearls before a swine :
To offer some a thing which he cannot appreciate
To bring something good before the eyes of a greedy person
To spend racklessly on a useless fellow
To indulge in fruitless endeavours
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
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 have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
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