Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
Correct Answer :
A. To win
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To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
To pay off old scores :
To have ones revenge
To settle a dispute
To repay the old loan
None of these
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
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
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.
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 give chapter and verse for a thing :
To produce the proof of something
To eulogize the qualities of a thing
To make publicity of a thing
To attach artificial value to a thing
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
to release his tension
to show his anger
to show his approval
to show his disple
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
By the rule of thumb :
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
To take a leaf out of somebodys book :
To take him as a model
To steal something valuable
To follow the dictates of someone
To conform to others standard
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
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
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
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
To have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
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
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
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
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 give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
Hobsons choice :
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
To bring ones eggs to a bad market :
To face on humiliating situation
To bring ones commodities to a market where there is no demand for them
To show ones talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them
To fail in ones plans because one goes to the wrong people for help