Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
Correct Answer :
A. To show signs to cowardice
Related Questions
To cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race ag
In the teeth of
in the end
real cause
in the face of
to chase
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
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
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
To fight to the bitter end :
To fight with poison-tipped arrows
To fight to the last paint of enemy position
To die fighting
To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water .
like taking the duck to water
like bursting out suddenly
like dropping the duck in the water
like easily and naturally speaking
To make clean breast of
To gain prominence
To praise oneself
To confess without of reserve
To destroy before it blooms
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
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
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
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
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
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
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
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
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance