Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
D. To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him
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played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
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
To beg the question
To refer to
To take for granted
To raise objections
To be discussed
He is on the wrong side of seventy.
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
All in all
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
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
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To do something funny
To quarrel over trifles
To quarrel over the possession of an ass
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
To have ones heart in ones boots :
To be deeply depressed
To be frightened
To get angry
To keep a secret
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
To worship the rising sun :
To honour a man who is coming into office
To honour to promising people
To indulge in flattery
To welcome the coming events
It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
gets carried away
starts discussing something irrelevant
loses her temper easily
does not really understand anything
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
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 let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
to release his tension
to show his anger
to show his approval
to show his disple
out and out
slightly
totally
simply
merely
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
To hit the jackpot :
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly