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.
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
Correct Answer :
A. take a firm stand
Related Questions
To turn the tables :
To defeat
To oppose
To create chaos
To change the sorry scheme
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
To have an axe to grind
A private end to serve
To fail to arouse interest
To have no result
To work for both sides
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To be in abeyance :
To be in trouble
Dual minded
In a fighting mood
Insuspense
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To be at ones fingers end :
To be hopeless
To be highly perplexed
To be completely conversant with
To count things
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
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
All agog :
Everybody
All ready
Restless
Almighty
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
Harp on :
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
All in all
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
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 and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
To save ones face :
To hide oneself
To oppose
To avade disgrace
To say plainly
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
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
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
At daggers drawn
at enmity
to be puzzled
at friendship
real cause