Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
C. To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
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We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
stay in-door
prepare for a difficult situation
go somewhere safe
face the obstacles
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
To beg the question
To refer to
To take for granted
To raise objections
To be discussed
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
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
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
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
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
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 turn over a new leaf :
To change completely ones course of action
To shift attention to new problems
To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
To change the old habits and adopt new ones
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 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
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
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 have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.
took a firm stand
expressed her displeasure
scolded her badly
got irritated
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
A green horn :
An envious lady
A trainee
An inexperienced man
A soft-hearted man
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
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
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction