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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-8 section-5

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .
71
The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
gift of the gab: the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you.
72
After a lot of arguments over losses in the partnership firm, Aditya put his cards on the table to show Rasheed his sincerity.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
put his cards on the table: be completely open and honest in declaring one's resources, intentions, or attitude.
73
The great warrior, Baji-Prabhu, held the enemy at bay but was killed in the end.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
held the enemy at bay: to hold off an enemy.
74
Those who make no bones about such actions face a tough opposition.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
make no bones: To say clearly what you think or feel about something, however unpleasant or awkward it.
75
In the organised society of today no individual or nation can plough a lonely furrow.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
plough a lonely furrow: follow a course of action in which one is isolated or in which one can act independently.
76
He has such a nature that he must have a finger in every pie.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
have a finger in every pie: be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises.
77
Honesty is at a discount, where corruption is the rule.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
at a discount: below the nominal or usual price.
78
It will be wise on your part to let the bygones be bygones.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
to let the bygones be bygones: forget past offences or causes of conflict and be reconciled.
79
The recent film 'Secular India' has tried to keep the pot of Muslim women's Bill boiling.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
to keep the pot boiling: to make sure that a process does not stop.
80
He got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
got hold of the wrong end of the stick: to not understand a situation correctly.