Idioms and Phrases MCQ Set-5
Q41. To shake off
A. Denounce
B. To get rid off
C. To recollect
D. To pass off
Answer –B. To get rid off
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Q42. What does the phrase “Bite the bullet” mean?
A. To amuse yourself by doing something unpleasant
B. To dislike yourself for having done something unpleasant
C. To force yourself to do something unpleasant
D. To restrain yourself from doing something unpleasant
Answer –C. To force yourself to do something unpleasant.
Explanation-
Q43. What does the expression “Caught red-handed” mean?
A. To try to arrest someone without any evidence
B. To catch a thief who steals red paints
C. To catch someone doing something illegal
D. To discover a murderer using the clues
Answer –C. To catch someone doing something illegal.
Explanation-
Q44. “To blow hot and cold” means:
A. To work like bellows and blow air
B. To exhale heat and inhale cold
C. To be friendly and unfriendly at the same time
D. To show favor and disfavor alternately
Answer –C. To be friendly and unfriendly at the same time.
Explanation-
Q45. Looking for a needle in a haystack.
A. Be interested in sewing and embroidery
B. Attempting something impossible
C. Searching for small things to do
D. Suddenly deciding to do farming
Answer –B. Attempting something impossible
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Q46. “Backseat driving” means:
A. Interfering in affairs without having knowledge
B. Instructing husbands over the phone about what to buy
C. Commenting on players from the sidelines
D. Attempting to teach a cab driver how to drive
Answer –A. Interfering in affairs without having knowledge.
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Q47. Not mince (you’re) words
A. Say words that are confusing
B. Eat a lot clumsily
C. State your opinion clearly
D. Not to have clarity
Answer –C. State your opinion clearly
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Q48.”Carry a chip on one’s shoulder” means:
A. Entertaining a grudge over a past event
B. Moving daintily across rooms
C. Having a plate inserted to fix the collarbone
D. Carrying multiple stars over the lapel
Answer – A. Entertaining a grudge over a past event.
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Q49. Rub the wrong way
A. Rub well without oil
B. Rub incorrectly
C. Annoy someone
D. Please someone
Answer –C. Annoy someone
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Q50. “Hit the nail on the head” means:
A. Say or do something exactly right
B. Hurt a person by telling the truth
C. Drive a nail into a wall
D. Punish someone for a heinous crime
Answer –A. Say or do something exactly right.
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