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.
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
Correct Answer :
A. took a firm stand
Idiom put her foot down means : to tell someone in a strong way that they must do something or that they must stop doing something.
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The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
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
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
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
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 give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
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
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 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
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
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
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
He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.
gave me great pleasure
displeased me
spoiled my day
made me resentful
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
To keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
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
Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation