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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-6

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .
61
Dishonesty is at a premium in almost all spheres of public life.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
at a premium: above the usual or nominal price.
62
The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was at stake.
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Answer: Option C
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at stake: at risk.
63
He resigned the post of his own accord.
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Answer: Option C
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his own accord: used to indicate that someone does something because he or she wants to, not because someone has asked the person or forced him or her to do it.
64
While the ladies continued their small talk in the drawing room, I felt bored.
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Answer: Option A
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small talk: polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters, especially as engaged in on social occasions.
65
Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, do not beat about the bush.
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Answer: Option C
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do not beat about the bush: to avoid talking about what is important.
66
in the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
die in harness: die before retirement.
67
He was carried off his feet when he was declared to have won the prize.
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Answer: Option D
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carried off his feet: To completely overwhelm someone with enthusiasm, ardor, or passion.
68
To tell you in a nutshell, lust for power and money has almost spoiled him.
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Answer: Option B
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in a nutshell: something that is brief or to the point.
69
She was in a brown study and did not notice my entrance.
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Answer: Option A
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brown study: A state of deep contemplation or rumination, as of a reverie.
70
Rejesh and Vikas have remained friends through thick and thin.
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Answer: Option B
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through thick and thin: under all circumstances, no matter how difficult.