Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
Correct Answer :
A. exercised authority
Rule the roost = to be the most powerful member of a group.
Related Questions
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 pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
a white elephant
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
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 play fast and loose :
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
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
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
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 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
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
All in all
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
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
To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
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
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
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
To be old as the hills :
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful