Idioms And Phrases - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

A) To spend recklessly B) To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs C) To waste money over trifles D) To offer a person a thing which he cannot appreciate

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

To cast pearls before a swine: Offer or show something valuable, good, or beautiful to someone who does not understand its value.

To bring one's eggs to a bad market

A) To face a humiliating situation B) To bring one's commodities to a market where there is no demand for them C) To show one's talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them D) To fail in one's plan because one goes to the wrong people for help

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

To bring one's eggs to a bad market: To fail in one's plan because one goes to the wrong people for help.

To split hours

A) To sidetrack the issue B) T quarrel over trifles C) To indulge in over-refined arguments D) To find faults with others

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

To split hours: To make or focus on trivial or petty details, differences, or distinctions.

To play fast and loose

A) To trust others B) To be undependable C) To cheat people D) To hurt somebody's feelings

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

To play fast and loose: behave in a careless manner.

A snake in the grass

A) Secret or hidden enemy B) Unforeseen happening C) Unrecognisable danger D) Irreliable person

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Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

A snake in the grass: One who feigns friendship with the intent to deceive.

To have an easy time of it

A) To take the world lightly B) To indulge in frivolities C) To squander away resources D) To live in quiet and comfort

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Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

To have an easy time of it: To do or handle something without difficulty.

A chip off the old block

A) A piece of wood B) An old friend C) Characteristics of one's ancestors D) A good bargain

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Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

A chip off the old block: someone who closely resembles his parent either in behavior, looks, interests or character.

To hit below the belt

A) To work confidentially B) To harm unfairly C) To strike at the exact position D) To hit the correct mark

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

To hit below the belt: To say something that is often too personal, usually irrelevant, and always unfair.

To wash one's dirty linen in public

A) To criticise one's nature in public B) To quarrel in the open C) To do some ugly work in public D) To discuss dirty and scandalous matters of personal nature in the presence of strangers

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

To wash one's dirty linen in public: to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.

To wrangle over an ass's shadow

A) To act in a foolish way B) To quarrel over trifles C) To waste time on petty things D) To do something funny

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

To wrangle over an ass's shadow: to quarrel over the trifles.

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