IDIOMS (Set-11)

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                                                            Topic: IDIOMS (Set-11)

1➤ Pick out the nearest in meaning: 'To fly off the handle' (Divisional Accountant 2015)

To dislocateTo lose one's temper To take off To be airborne

2➤ Which of the following idioms means 'to break an uncomfortable silence'? (High School Assi. English 2015)

Break down Break away Break the recordBreak the ice

3➤ Which of the following idiom means 'something which causes quarrel'? (High School Assi. English 2015)

At sixes and sevens Apple of discord At arm's length A cat and dog life

4➤ The idiom 'Black sheep' means: (Male / Female warden 2015)

fortunate bad reputationnone find fault with

5➤ 'The Pros and cons of a new venture', means:

reasons and solutions origin and valuesfor and againstessays and poems

6➤ 'Red letter day' means: (LDC Bill Collector 2015)

a bad daya memorable daya holy daya sad day

7➤ Choose the correct idiom to fill the blank in the sentence: It's midnight. Time to______. (Forest Guard - 2015)

nip in the bud rest on one's laurels hit the sack take a back seat

8➤ Don't expect any help from this ___ man. (Metron Gr. I, Social justice 2015)

sweet-heartedblind- hearted Chicken - heartedSoft-hearted

9➤ Pick out the meaning of the given sentence: He is 'high-handed' (Food safety Officer, Food safety 2015)

He is richHe behaves arrogantlyHe is in a superior positionHe is always pleasing

10➤ What does the following idiom mean? 'A bolt from the blue'. (Fire Man (Trainee) -2015)

something which is correct and fitstrong and fastAn unexpected thing happenedDifficult things become so easy

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