Idioms and Phrases MCQ Set-42
Q411. Many old projects are ________ with a change in company policies.
A. Beating around the bush
B. Caught red-handed
C. Getting a new lease on life
D. Breaking the ice
Answer –C. Getting a new lease of life
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Q412. Above one’s head
A. To be very tall
B. Intimate and personal
C. Overhead expenses
D. Beyond one’s understanding
Answer – D. Beyond one’s understanding
Explanation-
Q413. Over my dead body
A. Opposing something fiercely
B. Inheriting a fortune
C. Erecting a gravestone
D. Threatening to kill oneself
Answer –A. Opposing something fiercely
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Q414. To end in smoke
A. To do one’s duty well
B. To not agree to something
C. To be the cause of a quarrel
D. To come to nothing
Answer –D. To come to nothing
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Q415. To feel at home
A. To feel comfortable
B. To miss one’s home
C. To feel out of place
D. To be rarely at home
Answer – A. To feel comfortable
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Q416. For a long time, he kept his wife in the dark about the true nature of his job.
A. In high position
B. In a dark place
C. In ignorance
D. In a locked room
Answer – C. In ignorance
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Q417. When you _________ it is best to be patient and have faith in your inner strength.
A. remain on high alert
B. keep someone at an arm’s length
C. call a spade a spade
D. find yourself in troubled waters
Answer – D. Find yourself in troubled waters
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Q418. Out of date
A. Being Careless
B. Something old fashioned
C. A worthless fellow
D. A date seed
Answer –B. Something old fashioned
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Q419. In trying to solve the crime, the detective found himself _________ Yet the mystery kept deepening.
A. Beating the bush
B. Beating his brains out
C. Letting his hair down
D. Making room for others
Answer – B. Beating his brains out
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Q420. As a matter of fact
A. Actually as it happened
B. To seize a good opportunity
C. To forgive and forget
D. Just at the last moment
Answer – A. Actually, as it happened
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