Idioms and Phrases problems
- 1. Why must you look a gift horse in the mouth?
Options- A. welcome a gift
- B. find fault with a gift
- C. be fastidious
- D. examine a gift carefully Discuss
Correct Answer: find fault with a gift
- 2. Dowry is a burning question of the day.
Options- A. a widely debated issue
- B. a dying issue
- C. a relevant problem
- D. an irrelevant issue Discuss
Correct Answer: a widely debated issue
- 3. Leaders should not only make speeches they should also be prepared to to bell the cat.
Options- A. To take lead in danger.
- B. To tie bell to a cat's neck
- C. To be alert of the enemy
- D. To make noise Discuss
Correct Answer: To take lead in danger.
- 4. The popularity of the yesterday's superstar is on the wane.
Options- A. at its peak
- B. at rock bottom
- C. growing more
- D. growing less Discuss
Correct Answer: growing less
- 5. He is leaving the country for a good.
Options- A. for better prospects
- B. for a good cause
- C. for ever
- D. for others good Discuss
Correct Answer: for ever
- 6. He is an interesting speaker but tends to go off at a tangent.
Options- A. change the subject immediately
- B. forget things in between
- C. go on at great length
- D. become boisterous Discuss
Correct Answer: change the subject immediately
- 7. He sold his house for a song.
Options- A. at a reasonable price
- B. at a discount
- C. very cheaply
- D. at a premium Discuss
Correct Answer: very cheaply
- 8. Despite the trust bestowed on the minister he turned out to be a snake in the grass during the revolution.
Options- A. a secret enemy
- B. a treacherous person
- C. an unforeseen danger
- D. an unexpected misfortune Discuss
Correct Answer: a secret enemy
- 9. Women should be paid the same as men when they do the same job, for, surely what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Options- A. What is thought suitable pay for a man should also be for a woman
- B. Goose and the gender eat the same sauce
- C. Both goose and gander should be equally treated
- D. The principle of equal treatment should be implemented Discuss
Correct Answer: What is thought suitable pay for a man should also be for a woman
- 10. The party stalwarts have advised the President to take it lying down for a while.
Options- A. to be cautious
- B. to be on the defensive
- C. to take rest
- D. to show no reaction Discuss
Correct Answer: to show no reaction
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