idioms and phrases MCQs – Page 6

Practise focused idioms and phrases questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

idioms and phrases Mcqs
101. What do you mean by Novel ___________ ?
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A. A short narrative prose

B. A long fictional prose with many characters

C. A literary work on the stage

D. Short prose

102. Basket case _______?
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A. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress

B. An area of vulnerability

C. Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster

D. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant

103. choose the correct meaning of idiom The birds & the bees________ :
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A. Basic information about se*ual behaviour in humans

B. Do favors for getting favors

C. Remain undecided & uncomplete

D. Depression and low spirits

104. Inter alia means___________?
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A. At the end

B. In between

C. Under concentration

D. By the fact

105. Choose the correct meaning of idiom between sylla and charybids
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A. Between two great difficulties

B. Between two great opportunities

C. In a confused situation

D. None of these

106. The idiom donkeys year means _________?
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A. Very long period

B. Very Short period

C. None

D. Both

107. To run across means?
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A. To look around

B. To ignore

C. To go from one side to another

D. To meet casually
108. A group of Assess is called_________?
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A. Gang

B. Pace

C. Colony

D. Flock

109. Elephant in the room means _________?
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A. Someone can perceive things and events that are outside of their field of vision

B. In good physical health

C. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature

D. You learned something through means of a rumor

110. Choose the correct meaning of idiom Spill the beans______ :
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A. Something difficult to accept

B. Become uncertain about something

C. To avoid from someone

D. To reveal the Secrets
111. Keep at bay means ______________.
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A. Keep thinking about something

B. Keep in mind

C. Keep at a distance

D. Keep at the sea-shore

112. He passed himself off as a noble man.
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A. Was looked upon

B. Was regarded as

C. Was thought to be

D. Pretended to be
113. The U.N.O is the forlorn hope for world peace . Forlorn hope means: ___________?
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A. Good initative

B. None of these

C. Desperate enterprise

D. False hope

114. Prosaic means__________?
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A. None

B. Good

C. Dull

D. Beautiful

115. He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means _____________?
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A. Toppled over

B. Bribed

C. Threatened

D. Given advance information
116. The idiom Kick the bucket means?
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A. To kill

B. To be successful

C. To achieve a goal

D. To die
117. Go Dutch means _______ ?
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A. One person paying for everyone

B. share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally

C. To do something badly or cheaply

D. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same time

118. Your guess is as good as mine means __________?
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A. To have no idea

B. Join a popular trend or activity

C. To know the answer

D. To hear something from the authoritative source

119. A group of Buffaloes is called?
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A. Gang

B. School

C. Pack

D. Team

120. Idiom Get the sack means?
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A. was dismissed from

B. got rid of

C. resigned

D. was demoted from