Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To put one's hand to plough
To take up agricultural farming
To take a difficult task
To get entangled into unnecessary things
Take interest in technical work
Correct Answer :
B. To take a difficult task
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green thumb
one has a green tatto on the thumb
to have a natural intrest in gardening
one is articstic
ones nails are painted green
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To cool ones heels :
To rest for sometime
To give no importance to someone
To remain in a comfortable position
To be kept waiting for sometime
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
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
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
To be above board .
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
Swan-song :
Music as sweet as a song of birds
A melodious song in praise of someone
Praise of a woman by her lover
Last work of a poet or musician before death
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
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
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
a tight corner
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
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
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
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other
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 leave someone in the lurch
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
Dog in the manger :
An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
A dog that has no kennel of its own
A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To hit the jackpot :
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly
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
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
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
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active