Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
A. a private end to serve
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To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
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 snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To turn the tables :
To defeat
To oppose
To create chaos
To change the sorry scheme
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
To keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
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
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
To set the people by ears :
To box the people
To insult and disgrace the people
To punish heavily
To excite people to a quarrel
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.
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 have an axe to grind .
a private end to serve
to fail to arouse interest
to have no result
to work for both sides
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
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 and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
a white elephant
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
To be above board .
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful