Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
B. To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
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To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
To cast pearls before a swine :
To spend recklessly
To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
To waste monkey over trifles
To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
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
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
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 keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
To cut the gordian knot :
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
To pull ones socks up :
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To set the people by ears :
To box the people
To insult and disgrace the people
To punish heavily
To excite people to a quarrel
To cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To cast pearls before a swine :
To offer some a thing which he cannot appreciate
To bring something good before the eyes of a greedy person
To spend racklessly on a useless fellow
To indulge in fruitless endeavours
To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
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
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
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
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
To show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To take with a grain of salt :
To take with some reservation
To take with total disbelief
To take whole heartedly
To take seriously
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 pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness