Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom / phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
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
Correct Answer :
B. prepare for a difficult situation
Related Questions
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 show the white feather :
To show signs to cowardice
To seek peace
To show arrogance
To become polite
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
To keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
For this act of indifference he will be taken to task by the authority.
he will get an offical reprimand from the authority.
he will be rewarded by the authority.
he will tender his resignation to the authority.
he will be entrusted with an official job.
At one's wit's end
Clear Up
Perplexed
Explain
Enlighten
At daggers drawn
at enmity
to be puzzled
at friendship
real cause
To play second fiddle
To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving
green thumb
one has a green tatto on the thumb
to have a natural intrest in gardening
one is articstic
ones nails are painted green
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
became a sculptor
did the best he could do
destroyed his career
developed a specific position for himself
He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.
gave me great pleasure
displeased me
spoiled my day
made me resentful
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
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To play fast and loose :
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
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
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
take a firm stand
take a light stand
take a heavy stand
take a shaky stand
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
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 old as the hills :
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active