Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
A. To lead a life of dissipation
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To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
In the teeth of
in the end
real cause
in the face of
to chase
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag
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
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 cast pearls before a swine :
To spend recklessly
To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
To waste monkey over trifles
To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
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
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
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 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
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
To turn the tables :
To defeat
To oppose
To create chaos
To change the sorry scheme
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
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
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
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
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
To beg the question
To refer to
To take for granted
To raise objections
To be discussed
To pour oil in troubled water :
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
put up a colourful mast
refused to climb down
took over the ship
decided to abandon the ship
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
To talk through ones hat :
To speak fluently
To talk nonsense
To talk wisdom
To speak at random