Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To be old as the hills :
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age
Correct Answer :
A. To be very ancient
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To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop .
a felicitous person
a clumsy person
a tactful person
a no-nonsense person
a tight corner
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
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
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
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 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
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
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 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
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 strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
To play fast and loose :
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
To have ones heart in ones boots :
To be deeply depressed
To be frightened
To get angry
To keep a secret
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
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
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
To ride hell for Leather :
To ride with furious speed
To adopt flase means to succeed
To work hard for a small accomplishment
To earn money by all means
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
To drink like a fish :
To drink little
To drink alone
To be a drunkard
To drink in the company of others