Idioms and Phrases MCQ Set-3
Q21. On the horizon
A. The successful beginning of a business venture
B. A plan for the distant future
C. An event that is likely to end soon
D. An event that is likely to happen soon
Answer –D. An event that is likely to happen soon
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Q22. Going over one’s head
A. Unable to make a decision
B. Beyond one’s capacity to understand
C. Unable to function as one used to
D. Something one didn’t expect
Answer –B. Beyond one’s capacity to understand
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Q23. Turn a deaf ear
A. To pay attention
B. To listen carefully
C. To make someone deaf
D. To pay no heed
Answer –D. To pay no heed
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Q24. Leave no stone unturned
A. Leave the path halfway
B. Not making enough effort
C. Turn everything upside down
D. Try everything possible
Answer –D. Try everything possible
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Q25. To air dirty linen in public
A. To discuss private affairs in public
B. To hang out clothes in the open
C. To continue to complain
D. To stand up and fight
Answer –A. To discuss private affairs in public
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Q26. “Get down to brass tacks now,” ordered the Team Leader when he found that the targets were nowhere near completion. What does this expression mean?
A. Start taking up the most important facts of a situation
B. Become angry about something that is not done
C. Come back to the tracks and start again
D. Examine the thumbtacks used to fix a notice
Answer –A. Start taking up the most important facts of a situation.
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Q27. Throw in the towel
A. Face the situation
B. Think of a solution
C. Admit defeat
D. Drop something
Answer –C. Admit defeat
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Q28. What does the phrase “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” mean?
A. Someone who fulfills his or her potential
B. Someone who does not deserve to win
C. Someone who always comes second
D. Someone who is born unlucky
Answer –C. Someone who always comes second.
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Q29. Tit for tat
A. To reward people for the good done
B. To do harm as done to you
C. To make someone angry
D. To take advantage of someone
Answer – B. To do harm as done to you
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Q30. Bite your tongue
A. Talk for a long time
B. Be impossible to be understood
C. Get bruises on the mouth
D. Stop yourself from saying something
Answer –D. Stop yourself from saying something
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