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Idioms And Phrases - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Idioms And Phrases MCQ Questions and answers with easy and logical explanations.English Aptitude MCQ provides all type of competitive english mcq questions on Idioms And Phrases which is important for exams like Banking exams,IBPS,SCC,CAT,XAT,MAT etc. Page-7 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .
61
Some people now wonder whether we just pay lip service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
pay lip service: to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it.
62
Don't thrust your nose into my affairs.
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Answer: Option D
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thrust your nose: interfere in something that is not one's concern.
63
He visits the doctor off and on.
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Answer: Option D
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off and on: happening occasionally, or only for part of a period of time, not in a regular or continuous way.
64
The recent film "Secular India" has tried to keep the pot boiling for Muslim women's.
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Answer: Option B
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65
The robber took to his heels when the police arrived.
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Answer: Option C
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took to his heels: to run away.
66
You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
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Answer: Option B
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have your cake and eat it too: to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time.
67
The rebels held out for about a month
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Answer: Option D
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held out: to continue to defend yourself against an enemy or attack without being defeated.
68
The new economic policy is likely to run into rough weather.
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Answer: Option B
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likely to run into rough weather: to be in unfavourable situation or difficulties.
69
The old father brought home the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks
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Answer: Option A
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brought home: get to the heart of a matter, make perfectly clear.
70
If you give John all your money, you are likely to burn your fingers.
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Answer: Option C
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burn your fingers: to suffer unpleasant results of an action, especially loss of money, so you do not want to do the same thing again.