Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
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
Correct Answer :
D. have an alternative plan
Have/keep something up your sleeve = to keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it.
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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
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
To be above board
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
They have no debts
To try to be beautiful
To cast pearls before a swine :
To spend recklessly
To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
To waste monkey over trifles
To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
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
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
To set the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
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
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
To pull ones socks up :
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
All and sundry :
Greater share
All of a sudden
Completion of work
Everyone without distinction
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
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
Spick and span :
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
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
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
To cool ones heels :
To rest for sometime
To give no importance to someone
To remain in a comfortable position
To be kept waiting for sometime
To drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
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
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
Bag and baggage
Without any belonging
All the clothing
With all one's belongings
Leave
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
played havoc
caused destruciton
caused disease
caused hardship
caused floods