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Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

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To carry the coal to newcastle :

A. To work hard

B. To finish a jab

C. To do unnecessary things

D. To do menial jobs

Correct Answer :

C. To do unnecessary things


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It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.

A. gets carried away

B. starts discussing something irrelevant

C. loses her temper easily

D. does not really understand anything

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To take people by storm :

A. To put people in utter surprise

B. To captivate them unexpectedly

C. To exploit peoples agitation

D. To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention

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At dagger's drawn

A. to be very friendly

B. to have bitter enmity

C. to be very familiar

D. to be unknown

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To smell a rat

A. To see signs of plague epidemic

B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat

C. To suspect foul dealings

D. To be in a bad mood

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Will o the wisp :

A. Anything which eludes or deceives

B. To act in a childish way

C. To act in a foolish way

D. To have desires unbacked by efforts

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To give/get the bird :

A. To get the awaited

B. To have good luck

C. To send away

D. To get the impossible

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To flog a dead horse :

A. To act in a foolish way

B. To waste ones efforts

C. To revive interest in an old subject

D. To revive old memories

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To wrangle over an asss shadow :

A. To act in a foolish way

B. To quarrel over trifles

C. To waste time on petty things

D. To do something funny

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A man of straw

A. A man of no substance

B. A very active person

C. A worthy fellow

D. An unreasonable person

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To have an axe to grind .

A. a private end to serve

B. to fail to arouse interest

C. to have no result

D. to work for both sides

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To have an axe to grind.

A. a private end to serve

B. to fail to arouse interest

C. to have no result

D. to work for both sides

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All and sundry :

A. Greater share

B. All of a sudden

C. Completion of work

D. Everyone without distinction

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The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.

A. get away from

B. put up with

C. keep up with

D. race against

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A fools errand :

A. A blunder

B. An impossible task

C. A useless undertaking

D. None of these

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A black sheep

A. An unlucky person

B. A lucky person

C. An ugly person

D. None of these

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At daggers drawn

A. at enmity

B. to be puzzled

C. at friendship

D. real cause

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To plough the sands :

A. To work hard to achieve ones aim

B. To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result

C. To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result

D. To advance ones position in life

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To carry the coal to newcastle :

A. To work hard

B. To finish a jab

C. To do unnecessary things

D. To do menial jobs

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Ins and Outs

A. full details

B. major share

C. no details

D. finally

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As fit as a fiddle

A. Looks fit but not fit actaully

B. Recovering from illness

C. Very weak

D. None of above

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To break the ice :

A. To start quarreling

B. To end the hostility

C. To start to conversation

D. To end up partnership

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To pay off old scores :

A. To have ones revenge

B. To settle a dispute

C. To repay the old loan

D. None of these

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fair and square

A. auhtorative

B. business like

C. honest

D. active

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With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.

A. became a sculptor

B. did the best he could do

C. destroyed his career

D. developed a specific position for himself

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To oil the knocker :

A. To instigate a person to do a job

B. To do a work with increased pace

C. To tip the office-boy

D. To revive old enmity

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She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.

A. took a firm stand

B. expressed her displeasure

C. scolded her badly

D. got irritated

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At the spur of the moment

A. Great Moment

B. Without Delay

C. Very Slow

D. Difficult Moment

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To drive home.

A. To find ones root

B. To return to place of rest

C. Back to original position

D. To emphasise

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The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.

A. put up a colourful mast

B. refused to climb down

C. took over the ship

D. decided to abandon the ship

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To cast pearls before a swine :

A. To spend recklessly

B. To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs

C. To waste monkey over trifles

D. To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate