Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To hit the nail right on the head
To do the right thing
To destroy one's reputation
To announce one's fixed views
To teach someone a lesson
Correct Answer :
A. To do the right thing
Related Questions
To pay off old scores :
To have ones revenge
To settle a dispute
To repay the old loan
None of these
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
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
a white elephant
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
take a firm stand
take a light stand
take a heavy stand
take a shaky stand
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
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
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
Swan-song :
Music as sweet as a song of birds
A melodious song in praise of someone
Praise of a woman by her lover
Last work of a poet or musician before death
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
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
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
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
He is on the wrong side of seventy.
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
You need to have something up your sleeve if the present plan does not work.
have some honest means
have some hidden sources of money
have a secret pocket in the sleeve
have an alternative plan
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
To take the bull by the horns :
To punish a person severly for his arrogance
To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
To handle it by fierce attack
To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused