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Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

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To take people by storm :

A. To put people in utter surprise

B. To captivate them unexpectedly

C. To exploit peoples agitation

D. To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention

Correct Answer :

B. To captivate them unexpectedly


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To catch a tartar

A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty

B. To catch a dangerous person

C. To meet with disaster

D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match

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A man of straw

A. A man of no substance

B. A very active person

C. A worthy fellow

D. An unreasonable person

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Hobsons choice :

A. Feeling of insecurity

B. Accept or leave the other

C. Feeling of strength

D. Excellent choice

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To cry wolf

A. To listen eagerly

B. To give false alarm

C. To turn pale

D. To keep off starvation

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To cast pearls before a swine :

A. To offer some a thing which he cannot appreciate

B. To bring something good before the eyes of a greedy person

C. To spend racklessly on a useless fellow

D. To indulge in fruitless endeavours

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To pick holes

A. To find some reason to quarrel

B. To destroy something

C. To criticise someone

D. To cut some part of an item

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To drive home

A. To find one's roots

B. To return to place of rest

C. Back to original position

D. To emphasise

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Above board

A. honest and straightforward

B. a dishonest person

C. boasting person

D. a man with arrogance

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By the rule of thumb :

A. By the use of force

B. By the use of trickery

C. By cheating and deception

D. By practical experience which is rather rough

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The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .

A. work while keeping patience

B. work with vigour to finish in limited time

C. work with enthusiasm

D. work hard to go against the time

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To take with a grain of salt :

A. To take with some reservation

B. To take with total disbelief

C. To take whole heartedly

D. To take seriously

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All and sundry :

A. Greater share

B. All of a sudden

C. Completion of work

D. Everyone without distinction

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To be above board .

A. To have a good height

B. To be honest in any business deal

C. Having no debts

D. To try to be beautiful

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Be in the mire :

A. Be under dept

B. Be in love

C. Be in difficulties

D. Be uneasy

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Harp on :

A. To comment

B. To criticise

C. To keeep on talking

D. To keep on insulting

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The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.

A. turned pale

B. got numbed

C. turned happy

D. get motivated

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You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .

A. about writing letters

B. written in the letter

C. in every detail

D. very thoughtfully

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All agog :

A. Everybody

B. All ready

C. Restless

D. Almighty

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Dog in the manger :

A. An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog

B. A dog that has no kennel of its own

C. A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people

D. A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself

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As fit as a fiddle

A. Looks fit but not fit actaully

B. Recovering from illness

C. Very weak

D. None of above

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To put one's hand to plough

A. To take up agricultural farming

B. To take a difficult task

C. To get entangled into unnecessary things

D. Take interest in technical work

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To bear the palm :

A. To win

B. To accept a challenge

C. To accept defeat

D. To endure something

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My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .

A. was counter productive

B. had a strong impact

C. made on stubborn

D. had little success

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To be at ones fingers end :

A. To be hopeless

B. To be highly perplexed

C. To be completely conversant with

D. To count things

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To have an axe to grind.

A. a private end to serve

B. to fail to arouse interest

C. to have no result

D. to work for both sides

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To oil the knocker :

A. To instigate a person to do a job

B. To do a work with increased pace

C. To tip the office-boy

D. To revive old enmity

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To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.

A. to release his tension

B. to show his anger

C. to show his approval

D. to show his disple

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Despite his initial arrogance he had to eat humble pie .

A. he had to yield under pressure

B. he maintained composure

C. he failed to protest eventually

D. he accepted the food oflfered

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A green horn :

A. An envious lady

B. A trainee

C. An inexperienced man

D. A soft-hearted man

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We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.

A. full force

B. complete trust

C. exceptional skill

D. full unity