Idioms And Phrases - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

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Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .

A baker's dozen

A) Twelve B) Charity C) Thirteen D) Allowance

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

A baker's dozen: from the former bakers' custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold.

To pull strings

A) To exert hidden influence B) To tease someone C) To speed up D) To start something

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

To pull strings: make use of one's influence and contacts to gain an advantage unofficially or unfairly.

At one's beck and call

A) Enjoying oneself without caring for others B) To be always at one's service C) To be under one's subjugation D) To be in an advantageous position

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

At one's beck and call: always having to be ready to obey someone's orders immediately.

By the rule of thumb

A) By the use of force B) By the use of trickery C) By cheating and deception D) By practical experience which is rather rough

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

By the rule of thumb: an easily learned and easily applied procedure or standard, based on practical experience rather than theory.

A jaundiced eye

A) Jealousy B) A generous view C) Angry D) Prejudice

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

A jaundiced eye: showing distaste, envy or bitterness.

To live in clover

A) To live in great comfort and luxury B) To live a carefree life C) To be surrounded by cares and worries D) To live in great difficulty

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

To live in clover: to live luxuriously.

To carry the coal to Newcastle

A) To work hard B) To finish a job C) To do unnecessary things D) To do menial jobs

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

To carry the coal to Newcastle: to do something unnecessary.

To have full hands

A) To be fully occupied B) To be rich C) To be in lot of troubles D) To lead an easy life

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

To have full hands: To be busy or completely occupied with dealing with something.

A green horn

A) An envious lady B) A trainee C) An inexperienced man D) A soft-hearted man

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

A green horn: an inexperienced or naive person.

Swan-song

A) Music as sweet as a song of birds B) A melodious song in praise of someone C) Praise of a woman by her lover D) Last work of a poet or musician before death

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Swan-song: the final performance or activity of a person's career.

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