Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
Correct Answer :
C. To keep the conversation going
Related Questions
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
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
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
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
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 live fast :
To lead a life of dissipation
To accomplish a purpose
to do a task hurriedly
To use up ones income as fast as it comes in
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
By the rule of thumb :
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
To make clean breast of
To gain prominence
To praise oneself
To confess without of reserve
To destroy before it blooms
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
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 break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
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 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
The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
work while keeping patience
work with vigour to finish in limited time
work with enthusiasm
work hard to go against the time
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
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
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
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 read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
To take umbrage :
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
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
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