Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
D. To fail in ones plans because one goes to the wrong people for help
Related Questions
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
To take umbrage :
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
To keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
To keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
All in all
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
To flog a dead horse :
To act in a foolish way
To waste ones efforts
To revive interest in an old subject
To revive old memories
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
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
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
To mind ones Ps and Qs :
To be cautious
To be accurate and precise
To be careful of ones accounts
To be careful of ones personality
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
To pull ones socks up :
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
To cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood