Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
Will o the wisp :
Anything which eludes or deceives
To act in a childish way
To act in a foolish way
To have desires unbacked by efforts
Correct Answer :
A. Anything which eludes or deceives
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Above board
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
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
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 give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
To keeps one's temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To drive home .
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
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
Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
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
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 tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
To fight to the bitter end :
To fight with poison-tipped arrows
To fight to the last paint of enemy position
To die fighting
To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
Hobsons choice :
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
To take a leaf out of somebodys book :
To take him as a model
To steal something valuable
To follow the dictates of someone
To conform to others standard
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
You need to have something up your sleeve if the present plan does not work.
have some honest means
have some hidden sources of money
have a secret pocket in the sleeve
have an alternative plan
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
Despite his initial arrogance he had to eat humble pie .
he had to yield under pressure
he maintained composure
he failed to protest eventually
he accepted the food oflfered
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
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 turn the tables :
To defeat
To oppose
To create chaos
To change the sorry scheme
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