Idioms And Phrases - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

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Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .

To accept the Gauntlet

A) To accept defeat B) To accept a challenge C) To suffer humiliation D) To accept an honour

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

To accept the Gauntlet: To accept or attempt a challenge or invitation.

To pull one's socks up

A) To prepare B) To try hard C) To get ready D) To depart

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

To pull one's socks up: make an effort to improve one's work, performance, or behaviour.

To plough the sands

A) To work hard to achieve one's aim B) To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result C) To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result D) To advance one's position in life

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

To plough the sands: To do something that seems futile.

To drink like a fish

A) To drink little B) To drink alone C) To be a drunkard D) To drink in the company of others

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

To drink like a fish: Consume large amounts of alcoholic beverages.

To be lost in the cloud

A) To meet with one's death B) To be perplexed C) To be concealed from view D) To find oneself in a very uncomfortable position

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

To be lost in the cloud: confused.

All and sundry

A) Greater share B) All of a sudden C) Completion of work D) Everyone without distinction

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

All and sundry: Everyone.

To give currency

A) To bestow importance B) To misinterpret C) To make publicly known D) To originate

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

To give currency: To make something seem more credible or probable, perhaps by providing additional information or details.

To bite one's lips

A) repress an emotion B) To feel sorry C) To have doubt D) To laugh at others

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

To bite one's lips: to prevent yourself from showing your reaction to something by speaking or laughing.

Foar in the mouth

A) Bitten by a snake B) To reveal the secret C) To be furious D) To be in the extreme hatred

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Foar in the mouth: To be furious.

To fight to the bitter end

A) To fight the poison-tipped arrows B) To fight to the last point of enemy position C) To die fighting D) To carry on a contest regardless of consequences

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

To fight to the bitter end: until something is finished.

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