Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
Correct Answer :
A. To exert hidden influence
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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
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
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
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
Hobsons choice :
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice
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
At daggers drawn
at enmity
to be puzzled
at friendship
real cause
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
To play second fiddle
To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving
To hit the jackpot :
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
A critic's work is to read between the lines .
to comprehend the meaning
to appreciate the inner beauty
to understand the inner meaning
to read carefully
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
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
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To take with a grain of salt :
To take with some reservation
To take with total disbelief
To take whole heartedly
To take seriously
A green horn :
An envious lady
A trainee
An inexperienced man
A soft-hearted man
To be old as the hills :
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age
To take people by storm :
To put people in utter surprise
To captivate them unexpectedly
To exploit peoples agitation
To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide