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 students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag
Correct Answer :
B. put up with
THe idiom go at equal speed means to go neck-to-neck and put up with the teacher.
Related Questions
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
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
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
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
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
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
To turn the tables :
To defeat
To oppose
To create chaos
To change the sorry scheme
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
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
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To quarrel over trifles
To waste time on petty things
To do something funny
To have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
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
At one's fingertips
None of above
To take revenge
Matter of shame
Complete knowledge
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
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 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
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
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
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
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.