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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-9 section-4

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .
81
I did not mind what he was saying, he was only talking through his hat.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
talking through his hat: To say foolish things; to talk of nonsense.
82
If you pass this difficult examination, it will be a feather in your cap.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
feather in your cap: an achievement to be proud of.
83
You cannot throw dust into my eyes.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
throw dust into my eyes: To mislead or deceive someone by presenting or introducing distracting or obfuscating information.
84
Our school is within a stone's throw of the railway station.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
within a stone's throw: very close.
85
It was a Herculean task for me.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Herculean task: extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules.
86
I just paid him a left-handed compliment.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
left-handed compliment: A complimentary remark which is ambiguous or ineptly worded, so that it may be interpreted as having an unflattering or dismissive sense.
87
The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was at stake.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
at stake: at risk.
88
Non of this hanky-panky; please talk straight.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
hanky-panky: questionable or underhanded activity.
89
It is clear that the ideas of both reformers ran in the same groove.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
ran in the same groove: advanced in harmony.
90
There was opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the Government.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
the rank and file: the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders.