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.
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
Correct Answer :
B. refused to climb down
Related Questions
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
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
To oil the knocker :
To instigate a person to do a job
To do a work with increased pace
To tip the office-boy
To revive old enmity
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
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
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
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 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
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
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
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
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
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 be above board
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
They have no debts
To try to be beautiful
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
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
To play second fiddle
To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
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
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
Swan-song :
Music as sweet as a song of birds
A melodious song in praise of someone
Praise of a woman by her lover
Last work of a poet or musician before death
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag