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 students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
Correct Answer :
B. put up with
Related Questions
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
Despite his initial arrogance he had to eat humble pie .
he had to yield under pressure
he maintained composure
he failed to protest eventually
he accepted the food oflfered
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground.
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
To pay off old scores :
To have ones revenge
To settle a dispute
To repay the old loan
None of these
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
To take the bull by the horns :
To punish a person severly for his arrogance
To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
To handle it by fierce attack
To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims
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
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
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 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
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 mind ones Ps and Qs :
To be cautious
To be accurate and precise
To be careful of ones accounts
To be careful of ones personality
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
earned
ran away with
squandered
saved
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
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties