Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
B. To quarrel over trifles
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He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
A black sheep
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
A green horn :
An envious lady
A trainee
An inexperienced man
A soft-hearted man
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
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
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods
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
All in all
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
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
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
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
To turn over a new leaf :
To change completely ones course of action
To shift attention to new problems
To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
To change the old habits and adopt new ones
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
To take people by storm :
To put people in utter surprise
To captivate them unexpectedly
To exploit peoples agitation
To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water .
like taking the duck to water
like bursting out suddenly
like dropping the duck in the water
like easily and naturally speaking
To oil the knocker :
To instigate a person to do a job
To do a work with increased pace
To tip the office-boy
To revive old enmity
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
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
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
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown