Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentense. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the IdiomPhrase.
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
Correct Answer :
D. refused to yield
The idiom stood his ground means refuse to yield. So, as the meaning of the sentence implies, the convict claimed his innocence and refused to yield for the blames that were laid upon him.
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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
To take umbrage :
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
At one's fingertips
None of above
To take revenge
Matter of shame
Complete knowledge
The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
put up a colourful mast
refused to climb down
took over the ship
decided to abandon the ship
To cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
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.
He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
To take with a grain of salt :
To take with some reservation
To take with total disbelief
To take whole heartedly
To take seriously
To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
At one's wit's end
Clear Up
Perplexed
Explain
Enlighten
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
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
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
The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
work while keeping patience
work with vigour to finish in limited time
work with enthusiasm
work hard to go against the time
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
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
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
To talk through ones hat :
To speak fluently
To talk nonsense
To talk wisdom
To speak at random
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
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 give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
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
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully