Idioms and Phrases MCQs with Answers & Explanations (Page 20)
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381
We should guard against green-eyed friends.
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To be 'green-eyed' (or having the green-eyed monster) refers to being jealous or envious.
382
She rejected his proposal point-blank.
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Option A
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'Point-blank' means directly, bluntly, or without equivocation.
383
At Christmas, even the elderly people paint the town red.
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To 'paint the town red' means to go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly, often by drinking and dancing.
384
Sumit had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key.
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Option A
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To look 'high and low' means to look everywhere or in every possible place.
385
Ram was left high and dry by his friends when he lost all his money.
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To be left 'high and dry' means to be left in a difficult situation without help or resources (isolated).
386
We should know the pros and cons of a thing before taking the final decision.
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Option A
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'Pros and cons' refer to the advantages and disadvantages (arguments for and against) of a situation.
387
The co-operation and esprit de corps between the soldiers and the officers was directly responsible for their victory.
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'Esprit de corps' refers to a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group (unity).
388
His dealings are all above board.
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Option B
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If dealings are 'above board', they are legitimate, honest, and open.
389
He is the sort of man who would do anything for a consideration.
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Option A
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Doing something 'for a consideration' usually means doing it in exchange for money or payment.
390
The company has been handed to the new masters, lock, stock and barrel.
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'Lock, stock, and barrel' emphasizes that something is done completely, including every part.
391
Believe me, I am all at sea.
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To be 'all at sea' means to be confused or puzzled about what to do.
392
Just because he had won the competition, he should not ride the high horse.
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To 'ride the high horse' (or get on one's high horse) means to behave in an arrogant or pompous manner.
393
We kept our fingers crossed till the final results were declared.
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To 'keep one's fingers crossed' means to hope for a good outcome or wait expectantly for something.
394
The poor women do manual labour even when they are in the family way.
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Option D
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To be 'in the family way' is an idiom that means to be pregnant.
395
Never take up a fool's errand.
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A 'fool's errand' is a task or activity that has no hope of success; a useless undertaking.
396
The child pulled a long face when the sweets were over.
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To 'pull a long face' means to look unhappy, dissatisfied, or disappointed.
397
All his efforts ended in smoke.
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To 'end in smoke' means to come to nothing or to produce no practical result.
398
The result of the examination dashed my hopes.
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To 'dash hopes' means to destroy someone's plans or cause frustration/disappointment.
399
Don't rely on him. He is a fair-weather friend.
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Option A
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A 'fair-weather friend' is someone who is only a friend when things are going well but abandons you during difficulties.
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The leader had the lion's share of the booty.
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Option A
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The 'lion's share' refers to the largest or major part of something.
