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Idioms and Phrases
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Question
I am sure they will fight
tooth and nail
for their rights.
Options
A. with all their might
B. without any other weapon
C. resorting to violence
D. very cowardly
Correct Answer
with all their might
Idioms and Phrases problems
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1. If you give John all your money, you are likely to
burn your fingers
.
Options
A. be unhappy
B. be happy
C. suffer
D. be ill
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Correct Answer: suffer
2. The old father
brought
home the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks
Options
A. emphasised
B. voiced
C. declared
D. suggested
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Correct Answer: emphasised
3. The new economic policy is
likely to run into rough weather.
Options
A. create problems
B. encounter difficulties
C. confuse matters
D. makes things difficult
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Correct Answer: encounter difficulties
4. The rebels
held out
for about a month
Options
A. waited
B. retreated
C. bargained
D. resisted
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Correct Answer: resisted
5. You cannot
have your cake and eat it too
.
Options
A. Enjoy forever
B. Have it both ways
C. Run away from responsibility
D. Absolve yourself of guilt
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Correct Answer: Have it both ways
6. We were in hurry. The road being zigzag we had to
cut off a corner
to reach in time.
Options
A. To cut a portion of the road
B. To take a short cut
C. To go fast
D. To take an alternative route
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Correct Answer: To take a short cut
7. Discipline is
on the wane
in schools and colleges these days.
Options
A. declining
B. increasing
C. spreading
D. spiralling
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Correct Answer: declining
8. In spite of the efforts of all peace loving people, world peace is still a
far cry
.
Options
A. an impracticable idea
B. an abstract idea
C. out of reach
D. a long way off
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Correct Answer: a long way off
9. I felt that it was a
tall order
to expect Monisha to go home alone at twelve in the night.
Options
A. Difficult
B. Too much
C. Customary
D. Simple
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Correct Answer: Too much
10. I cannot get along with a man who
plays fast and loose
.
Options
A. behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
B. has a loose tongue
C. lives a life of ease and luxury
D. does not know how to behave himself
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Correct Answer: behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
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