Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
Correct Answer :
D. To become contemptuous of
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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 cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
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 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
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
work while keeping patience
work with vigour to finish in limited time
work with enthusiasm
work hard to go against the time
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
At one's fingertips
None of above
To take revenge
Matter of shame
Complete knowledge
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 carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
By the rule of thumb :
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
To strike ones colours :
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
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 take the wind out of anothers sails :
To manouevre ot mislead another on the high seas
To cause harm to another
To defeat the motives of another
To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him
To cut the gordian knot :
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
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
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
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 be above board
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
They have no debts
To try to be beautiful
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
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