idioms and phrases Mcqs
51. flogging a dead horse__________?
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A. Beating about the bush.

B. Wasting time in useless effort

C. Making him see reason.

D. Repeating our request

52. Give cold shoulder means__________?
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A. To ignore

B. To support

C. Cold meat

D. Shiver

53. Better ______ than never.
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A. Late

B. Sometime

C. Once

D. Repeat

54. A litmus test means __________ ?
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A. False sense of happiness or success

B. To show dislike or disappointment through facial expressions

C. A decisively indicative test

D. Something that is not understandable

55. A man of straw _________?
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A. A worthy fellow

B. A very active person

C. A man of no substance

D. An unreasonable person

56. The idiom All and Sundry means?
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A. Specific

B. Experienced

C. Relevant

D. Everyone
57. Feel good means to;___________?
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A. Show goodwill to someone

B. Know or sense something

C. Move along very carefully

D. Become happy or confident
58. Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet
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A. praises others

B. admonishes others

C. praises himself

D. flatters

59. For this act of indifference he will be taken to task by the authority; here taken to task means:
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A. Entrusted with an official job.

B. Tender his resignation

C. Rewarded

D. Get an official reprimand
60. Foreign phrase De Jure means?
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A. By law

B. Illegal

C. Compromising

D. Successful

61. Clique means____________?
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A. A group of birds

B. None of above

C. A group of people

D. A group of animals

62. Apple of discord means ______?
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A. To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude

B. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy

C. To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation

D. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid

63. Chew the fat means __________?
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A. To action a task; to initiate work

B. To become silent; to stop talking

C. To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed

D. To chat idly or generally waste time talking
64. Alter ego means:_________?
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A. Harsh Enemy

B. Intimate friend

C. None of theseClass fellow

D. Allies

65. To have an axe to grind ___________?
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A. A private end to serve

B. To fail to arouse interest

C. To have no result

D. To work for both sides

66. To beat the air means?
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A. Making progress

B. None of these

C. To keep doing something despite its apparent pointlessness or futility

D. To sound logical

67. There were no opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the Government.
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A. The official machinery

B. The cabinet ministers

C. The ordinary members

D. The majority

68. He was undecided. He let the grass grow under his feet.
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A. moved away

B. stayed out

C. loitered around

D. sat unmoving

69. Idiom To make amend for means___________?
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A. None of these

B. To bring chance in something

C. Make possible effort

D. To compensate for damage
70. Black and blue _____________ ?
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A. False sense of happiness or success

B. Full of bruises

C. Something that is not understandable

D. A poor plan

71. Never-never land means:_____________?
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A. A useless situation

B. An ideal pace

C. Dream land

D. A worthless place

72. The idiom Above-board means?
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A. Honest

B. Over confidence

C. Clever

D. Moral

73. see eye to eye means?
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A. Meet

B. Agree

C. Dislike

D. Disagree

74. The idiomatic phrase Spick and Span means?
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A. spotlessly clean

B. Wisdome and foresight

C. Watch the weather

D. Deceive somebody

75. Idiom A slap on the wrist means?
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A. Hard Punishment

B. Make someone sad

C. Warning or Small Punishment

D. Beating Someone

76. To make clean breast of ________?
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A. To praise oneself

B. To gain prominence

C. To destroy before it blooms

D. To confess without of reserve
77. Idiom by leaps and bounds means?
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A. very slowly

B. very systematically

C. very quickly

D. irregularly

78. Fender bender means ________ ?
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A. A major car accident

B. A mammoth car accident

C. A small car accident

D. A Huge car accident

79. Icing (also frosting) on the cake means ________?
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A. An ugly but essential addition or enhancement

B. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution

C. Be very expensive

D. An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement
80. Have an Axe to Grind means:____________ ?
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A. To be fair with someone

B. Selfish motive

C. To use axe frequently

D. To have a dispute with someone

81. The idiom To burry the hatchet mean?
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A. To make a wrong decision

B. To make peace

C. To make a foolish choice

D. To lose something

82. Co*k and bull story mean ?
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A. a lengthy tale

B. An unbelievable story

C. Story told by an idiot

D. a true story

83. Fortnight Means?
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A. 22 days

B. 20 days

C. 18 days

D. 14 days
84. Drop a dime means ________?
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A. To leave

B. Almost free. Very cheap

C. To stop something at an early stage

D. To be an informant
85. fair field and no favor Idiom means:
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A. Perfection

B. An equal chance for every one

C. Popularity

D. Indifference in opinion

86. _______makes the mare go.
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A. Gold

B. Copper

C. Money

D. Silver

87. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: A Dark Horse.
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A. A criminal Getting the water dirty

B. An Unexpected winner

C. None of these

D. A wicked fellow

89. Far cry from means __________?
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A. Very different from

B. To take on a task that is way to big

C. The show has come to an end. Its all over

D. To present a counter argument

90. Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat about the bush ?
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A. To avoid the main topic

B. To make noise

C. To accompany someone in a jungle

D. Try to meet George Bush

91. Sara, You should not Call it a day.
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A. Stop working on something

B. To begin working

C. To refuse working

D. To delay working

92. The phrase To have your hands full expresses means:
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A. To be a sinner

B. To have too many things to do

C. To have plenty of wealth

D. Something related to fighting

93. What is the meaning of idiom pour cold water on ?
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A. Encourage

B. To be calm

C. Discourage

D. Deceive

94. idiom of Rides the high horse?
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A. superior

B. bought a horse

C. went on gambling

D. None of them

95. choose the right meaning of idiom In the blue funk :
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A. In a state of terror

B. To make a challenge.

C. To get rid off

D. To be against person wishes

96. Complete the idiom Hell hath no fury like a___________?
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A. A women forgotten

B. A devils advocate

C. A women scorned

D. A burnned women

97. Idiom The pros and cons of means?
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A. observe etiquette

B. measure the ingredient

C. postpone action

D. consider all facts
98. Wild goose chase _________?
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A. A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable

B. To take credit for something someone else did

C. To not take what someone says too seriously; to treat someones words with a degree of skepticism

D. A phrase implying that one is not proficient at performing a particular task and that they should not try to perform the task professionally

99. A PIPE DREAM means ?
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A. ?A pleasant dream

B. None of these

C. A bad dream

D. An impracticable plan
100. Every now and then implies means:
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A. Every where

B. Always

C. Occasionally

D. Often