Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
To cool ones heels :
To rest for sometime
To give no importance to someone
To remain in a comfortable position
To be kept waiting for sometime
Correct Answer :
D. To be kept waiting for sometime
Related Questions
To worship the rising sun :
To honour a man who is coming into office
To honour to promising people
To indulge in flattery
To welcome the coming events
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
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
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
To plough the sands :
To work hard to achieve ones aim
To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result
To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
To advance ones position in life
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
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
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
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 turn over a new leaf :
To change completely ones course of action
To shift attention to new problems
To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
To change the old habits and adopt new ones
The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
exercised authority
rushed through work
got paid very handsomely
created good impression
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
To set the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
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
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
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
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
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
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
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
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
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
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
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these