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IDIOMS AND PHRASES (BACKUP) MCQs

Idioms & Phrases

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Question 2871. . The rebels held out for about a month
  1.    waited
  2.    retreated
  3.    bargained
  4.    resisted
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> resisted
Question 2872. . The new economic policy is likely to run into rough weather.
  1.    create problems
  2.    encounter difficulties
  3.    confuse matters
  4.    makes things difficult
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Answer: Option B. -> encounter difficulties
Question 2873. . If you give John all your money, you are likely to burn your fingers.
  1.    be unhappy
  2.    be happy
  3.    suffer
  4.    be ill
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Answer: Option C. -> suffer
Question 2874. . I am sure they will fight tooth and nail for their rights.
  1.    with all their might
  2.    without any other weapon
  3.    resorting to violence
  4.    very cowardly
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> with all their might
Question 2875. . We were in hurry. The road being zigzag we had to cut off a corner to reach in time.
  1.    To cut a portion of the road
  2.    To take a short cut
  3.    To go fast
  4.    To take an alternative route
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Answer: Option B. -> To take a short cut
Question 2876. . There is no love lost between two neighbours.
  1.    close friendship
  2.    cool indifference
  3.    intense dislike
  4.    a love hate relationship
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Answer: Option C. -> intense dislike
Question 2877. . I cannot get along with a man who plays fast and loose.
  1.    behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
  2.    has a loose tongue
  3.    lives a life of ease and luxury
  4.    does not know how to behave himself
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
Question 2878. . In spite of the efforts of all peace loving people, world peace is still a far cry.
  1.    an impracticable idea
  2.    an abstract idea
  3.    out of reach
  4.    a long way off
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> a long way off
Question 2879. . Discipline is on the wane in schools and colleges these days.
  1.    declining
  2.    increasing
  3.    spreading
  4.    spiralling
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> declining
Question 2880. . I felt that it was a tall order to expect Monisha to go home alone at twelve in the night.
  1.    Difficult
  2.    Too much
  3.    Customary
  4.    Simple
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Too much

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