Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
C. To suspect foul dealings
Related Questions
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
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
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
We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop .
a felicitous person
a clumsy person
a tactful person
a no-nonsense person
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
a tight corner
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To quarrel over trifles
To waste time on petty things
To do something funny
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
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 ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To play fast and loose :
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
To keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
A green horn :
An envious lady
A trainee
An inexperienced man
A soft-hearted man
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 have an axe to grind.
a private end to serve
to fail to arouse interest
to have no result
to work for both sides
To set the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
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 arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
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
To keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
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
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys