Idioms and Phrases practice set 2, Idioms and Phrases for CDS, NDA, NAVY, Air force exam

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61. You have to be tactful in handling the sensitive matters rather than putting the cart before the horse.

(A) treating these indifferently

(B) behaving thoughtlessly

(C) dealing with these in haste

(D) tackling things in the wrong way

62. The boys cried with one voice that the examination should be postponed.

(A) unanimously

(B) vehemently

(C) loudly

(D) strongly

63. The scheme appears worthless at the first blush.

(A) first attempt 

(B) first sight

(C) first step

(D) first phase

64. His pronunciation was so bad and his voice so low that the speech he made was all Greek to me.

(A) strange

(B) incomprehensible

(C) inaudible

(D) uninteresting

65. He looked blank when he was informed about his dismissal.

(A) was without any emotion

(B) was puzzled and surprised

(C) was uninterested

(D) was unhappy

66. That fellow trumped up a story

(A) translated

(B) sang with the music of a trumpet

(C) concocted

(D) copied

67. Though he is not a scholar, he wins arguments because he has the gift of the gab.

(A) gifts from many people

(B) a lot of money

(C) talent for speaking

(D) a good memory

68. The A.T.S. set the bait to arrest the terrorists.

(A) laid the trap

(B) announced the reward

(C) set the record

(D) put the bet

69. I have decided to give it a shot.

(A) click a picture

(B) try something

(C) pose for a picture

(D) injure someone

70. He turned a blind eye to his son’s pranks.

(A) pretended not to notice

(B) paid special attention to

(C) covered up for

(D) punished severely

71. All his schemes to murder the king ended in smoke.

(A) fructified gradually

(B) came to nothing

(C) were discarded

(D) were partially carried out

72. This fashion of long flowing skirts will run its course.

(A) continue for a long time

(B) become very popular

(C) develop and then come to its usual end

(D) end very soon

73. The police caught the thief red-handed.

(A) in a red uniform

(B) with blood in hands

(C) at the time of committing the crime

(D) after reading the rules

74. I was so disappointed when my close friend left me in the lurch.

(A) went away without waiting for me

(B) helped me in difficult times

(C) abandoned me when I needed help

(D) stopped helping me in emergency

75. His position in the company was on the brink of disaster.

(A) at the top of

(B) at the point of

(C) on the side of

(D) on the back of

76. The car broke down just as it reached the edge of a cliff. It was indeed a close shave.

(A) to share one’s brand

(B) very risky

(C) narrow escape from danger

(D) to be happy

77. The parents are in high spirits as their son has got a decent job.

(A) in good position 

(B) drunk

(C) cheerful 

(D) shocked

78. When she realised that she had bought a fake product, she knew that her money had gone down the drain.

(A) was lost forever

(B) dropped in the drain

(C) got washed away

(D) her money was safe

79. Even though the new clerk was given a difficult task, he remained cool as a cucumber.

(A) not nervous or emotional

(B) caught cold

(C) was happy

(D) was scared

80. Some people do not grease anybody’s palm on any account.

(A) bribe 

(B) flatter

(C) cheat 

(D) fight

81. I had to pull strings to put up a good show.

(A) play music

(B) use personal influence

(C) use the instrument

(D) play a song

82. You can easi ly overcome th is situation if you keep your head.

(A) keep faith in

(B) remain calm

(C) believe in

(D) trust the others

83. It is clear that the ideas of both reformers ran in the same groove.

(A) promoted each other

(B) clashed with each other

(C) moved in harmony

(D) moved in different directions

84. This place affords a bird’s eye view of the green valley below.

(A) a beautiful view

(B) a narrow view

(C) an overview

(D) an ugly view

85. To foam at one’s mouth

(A) to brush properly

(B) to get very angry

(C) to salivate on seeing food

(D) none of the above

86. To feel like a fish out of water

(A) disgusted

(B) uncomfortable

(C) disappointed

(D) homeless

87. At the eleventh hour

(A) too late

(B) too early

(C) immediately

(D) at the last moment

88. to burn one’s fingers

(A) to get hurt physically

(B) to suffer financial losses

(C) to find work

(D) to suffer nervous breakdown

89. to add fuel to fire

(A) to investigate 

(B) to insulate

(C) to initiate 

(D) to incite

90. To bring to light

(A) to reveal

(B) to conceal

(C) to provide luminescence

(D) to appeal

91. To hit the jackpot

(A) to gamble

(B) to get an unexpected victory

(C) to be wealthy

(D) to make money quickly

92. To burn the candle at both ends

(A) to spend cautiously

(B) to be stingy

(C) to be extravagant

(D) to survive difficulty

93. Status quo

(A) unchanged position

(B) excellent place

(C) unbreakable statue

(D) long queue

94. By fair means or foul

(A) without using common sense

(B) without difficulty

(C) in any way, honest or dishonest

(D) having been instigated

95. at one’s beck and call

(A) to attend a call

(B) to be helped by someone

(C) to be useful to someone

(D) to be dominated by someone

96. to explore every avenue

(A) to search all streets

(B) to scout the wilderness

(C) to find adventure

(D) to try every opportunity

97. A red letter day

(A) a dangerous day in one’s life

(B) a sorrowful day in one’s life

(C) an important or joyful occasion in one’s life

(D) both a dangerous and sorrowful day in one’s life

98. to have something up one’s sleeve

(A) to hide something in the sleeve

(B) to play a magician trick

(C) to have a secret plan

(D) to play hide and seek

99. on the spur of the moment

(A) to act at once

(B) to ride a horse in a race

(C) to act deliberately

(D) to act at the appointed time

100. When my friend was in Kolkata, he ran into an old friend at the theatre.

(A) hit

(B) met accidentally

(C) planned to meet

(D) invited

101. The news of the President’s death

spread like wild fire.

(A) spread rapidly

(B) caused a major confusion

(C) was a wild rumour

(D) set the nation on fire

102. Going abroad for a holiday was out

of the question.

(A) undesirable

(B) impossible

(C) unpleasant

(D) irresistible

103. As a businessman, my father always

maintained that his transactions constituted an open book.

(A) an account book always open

(B) a book of open confessions

(C) an opening for new ventures

(D) straight forward and honest

dealings

104. The project advanced by leaps and

bounds.

(A) rapidly 

(B) slowly

(C) sharply 

(D) simply

105. She is too fond of her own voice.

(A) loves singing

(B) very selfish

(C) does not listen properly to anyone else

(D) very talkative

106. Indian police is, on the whole, high

handed in dealing with citizens.

(A) kind

(B) overbearing

(C) prompt

(D) adept

107. I take exception to your statement

that I am bad tempered.

(A) do not agree

(B) feel unhappy

(C) object

(D) feel angry

108. His speech fell short on the audience.

(A) had no effect

(B) moved the audience

(C) impressed the audience

(D) was quite short

109. The officer called for an explanation

from the cashier for the shortage of cash.

(A) asked 

(B) begged

(C) served a notice 

(D) demanded

110. We wanted the gift to be a surprise

for my mother, but my sister gave the

game away.

(A) lost the game

(B) gave out the secret

(C) gave away the gift

(D) withdrew from the plan

111. The actress took cue from her

brother and became successful.

(A) some help

(B) a hint

(C) some money

(D) learnt acting

112. Let us have a heart to heart talk to

solve this problem.

(A) good talk

(B) emotional talk

(C) frank talk

(D) loving talk

113. To miss the bus

(A) to miss the bus that one regularly takes

(B) to miss an opportunity

(C) to have something to fall back upon

(D) to find fault with others

114. Birds of the same feather

(A) persons of same caste

(B) persons of same colour

(C) birds with same type of feather

(D) persons of same character

115. To fight tooth and nail

(A) to fight a losing battle

(B) to fight heroically

(C) to fight cowardly

(D) to make every possible effort

116. To call a spade a spade

(A) to be frank

(B) to be sly

(C) to be rude

(D) to be diplomatic

117. by putting two and two together

(A) to mix several things

(B) to make an arithmetical

calculation

(C) to keep people in pairs

(D) to deduce from given facts

118. to look down one’s nose

(A) to show anger

(B) to retaliate

(C) to insult in the presence of others

(D) to regard with contempt

119. to shed crocodile tears

(A) to weep profusely

(B) to pretend grief

(C) to grieve seriously

(D) to mock something

120. To call it a day

(A) to conclude proceedings

(B) to initiate proceedings

(C) to work through the day

(D) None of the above

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