Idioms and Phrases MCQ Set-60
Q591. “A stone’s throw” means:
A. A memorable place
B. An easy task
C. A short distance
D. A faraway place
Answer – C. A short distance.
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Q592. “The whole nine yards” means:
A. An act of kindness
B. The entirety of something
C. An essential part
D. An enjoyable situation
Answer – B. The entirety of something.
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Q593. “Can’t cut the mustard” means:
A. To win a victory
B. To be unable to do a job
C. To be successful
D. To render a service
Answer – B. To be unable to do a job.
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Q594. “Flash in the pan” means:
A. Old discovered only once during panning
B. Something that offers hope, like a light in a tunnel
C. An early promise that fails to materialize
D. Sudden discovery of a surprise element
Answer –C. An early promise that fails to materialize.
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Q595. In the blues
A. abroad
B. unwell
C. depressed
D. penniless
Answer – C. depressed
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Q596. The seventh heaven
A. A positive point of something
B. A state of perfect bliss
C. An outcome of something
D. A dangerous situation
Answer –B. A state of perfect bliss
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Q597. feathering his own nest
A. being lazy in doing his work
B. being too generous
C. neglecting his job
D. making money unfairly
Answer –D. making money unfairly
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Q598. “To cry wolf”
A. To give false alarm
B. To shout vehemently
C. To turn pale
D. To listen eagerly Correct
Answer –A. To give false alarm
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Q599. Beyond the black stump
A. beyond the limits of settled, and therefore civilized, life
B. beyond one’s ambitions
C. beyond the limits of tolerance
D. beyond one’s capabilities
Answer – A. beyond the limits of settled, and therefore civilized, life
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Q600. To shake the pagoda tree
A. To do a deep roughly
B. To gain a fortune in an easy way
C. To own responsibility
D. To refuse to act accordingly
Answer –B. To gain a fortune in an easy way
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