Idioms and Phrases problems
- 1. Some people now wonder whether we just pay lip-service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
Options- A. pay oral tribute
- B. attach no value
- C. remain indifferent
- D. show only outward respect Discuss
Correct Answer: show only outward respect
- 2. Don't thrust your nose into my affairs.
Options- A. Advise me about
- B. Be in opposition
- C. Deal with
- D. Meddle officiously in Discuss
Correct Answer: Meddle officiously in
- 3. He visits the doctor off and on.
Options- A. everyday
- B. regularly
- C. never at all
- D. occasionally Discuss
Correct Answer: occasionally
- 4. The recent film "Secular India" has tried to keep the pot of Muslim women's Bill boiling
Options- A. Earning enough to keep body and soul together
- B. Keep a controversy alive
- C. Boil the bill
- D. Boil something in a pot Discuss
Correct Answer: Keep a controversy alive
- 5. The robber took to his heels when the police arrived.
Options- A. opened fire
- B. hid himself
- C. ran off
- D. surrendered Discuss
Correct Answer: ran off
- 6. 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 Discuss
Correct Answer: Have it both ways
- 7. The rebels held out for about a month
Options- A. waited
- B. retreated
- C. bargained
- D. resisted Discuss
Correct Answer: resisted
- 8. 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 Discuss
Correct Answer: encounter difficulties
- 9. 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 Discuss
Correct Answer: emphasised
- 10. 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 Discuss
Correct Answer: suffer
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