Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
Correct Answer :
A. For and aginst a thing
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Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
To take umbrage :
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
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 pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
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 set the people by ears :
To box the people
To insult and disgrace the people
To punish heavily
To excite people to a quarrel
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
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
He is on the wrong side of seventy.
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
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 take the wind out of anothers sails :
To manouevre ot mislead another on the high seas
To cause harm to another
To defeat the motives of another
To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him
a white elephant
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
To set the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other
To ride hell for Leather :
To ride with furious speed
To adopt flase means to succeed
To work hard for a small accomplishment
To earn money by all means
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
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 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 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
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.
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
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/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible