Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
Correct Answer :
B. To be honest in any business deal
Related Questions
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
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
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To do something funny
To quarrel over trifles
To quarrel over the possession of an ass
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
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
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
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
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
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
At one's wit's end
Clear Up
Perplexed
Explain
Enlighten
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
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 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 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
To live fast :
To lead a life of dissipation
To accomplish a purpose
to do a task hurriedly
To use up ones income as fast as it comes in
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
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
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
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
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To hit the jackpot :
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
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