Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
B. work with vigour to finish in limited time
The meaning of against the clock : in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time.
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To drink like a fish :
To drink little
To drink alone
To be a drunkard
To drink in the company of others
Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
All in all
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
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
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
To keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
To leave someone in the lurch
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
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
To put one's hand to plough
To take up agricultural farming
To take a difficult task
To get entangled into unnecessary things
Take interest in technical work
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
To hit the jackpot :
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
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 snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
To have ones heart in ones boots :
To be deeply depressed
To be frightened
To get angry
To keep a secret
A bull in a china shop :
A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life
A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocient people
A person who becomes too excited where no excitment is warranted
A person who is rought and clumsy where skill and care are required
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
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation