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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-6

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Idioms and Phrases .
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We should abstain from casting aspersions on the character of our colleagues.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
casting aspersions: to call into question someone's integrity, to criticize someone's character, to slander someone.
82
The staff have felt on edge ever since they heard the rumour about retrenchment.
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Answer: Option A
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on edge: tense, nervous, or irritable.
83
He was trying to put across his ideas to his audience.
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Answer: Option A
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to put across: succeed in describing or explaining something to someone.
84
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 C
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brought home: Get to the heart of a matter, make perfectly clear.
85
The rebels held out for about a month.
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Answer: Option B
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held out: refuse to accept something which you do not think is good enough or large enough, and you continue to demand more.
86
Last evening I was held up at the meeting.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
held up: a delay.
87
The promotions were granted across the board.
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Answer: Option D
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across the board: applying to all.
88
The old man was cut to the quick when his rich son refused to recognise him.
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Answer: Option D
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cut to the quick: to injure someone emotionally, to hurt someone with words or an action.
89
Over and above the household work, she works in a factory on a part-time basis.
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Answer: Option B
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Over and above: in addition to.
90
I stood up for him when everyone else was criticising him.
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Answer: Option C
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stood up for him: To defend or show one's support for someone or something.