Idioms & Phrases
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Q101."Leave no stone unturned" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to do everything possible to find/achieve something.
Q102."Make a mountain out of a molehill" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to make a trivial matter seem important.
Q103."On cloud nine" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means extremely happy.
Q104."Put your foot down" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to be firm in refusing or demanding.
Q105."Read between the lines" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to understand implied meaning.
Q106."See eye to eye" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to agree completely.
Q107."Take with a grain of salt" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to view something with skepticism.
Q108."Under the table" means:
Correct Answer: A
It often means done secretly, especially illegally.
Q109."Up in the air" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means undecided or unresolved.
Q110."Walk on eggshells" means:
Correct Answer: A
It means to be very careful not to upset someone.
Q111."Your guess is as good as mine" means:
Correct Answer: B
It means I do not know either.
Q112.Complete the idiom :one hand ------other hand
Correct Answer: C
The idiom is 'One hand washes the other', meaning mutual cooperation.
Q113.Complete the idiom:A drowning ----------catches at a straw.
Correct Answer: B
The idiom 'A drowning man catches at a straw' means a desperate person tries anything.
Q114.Complete proverb.It lakes _____to tango?
Correct Answer: B
The proverb 'It takes two to tango' means both parties are responsible.
Q115.You cannot trained old new tricks?
Correct Answer: C
The proverb is 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks'.
Q116.No man is______an entire of Itself is the complete proverb
Correct Answer: D
The proverb is 'No man is an island' by John Donne, meaning humans need each other.
Q117.To up the ante means:
Correct Answer: B
This idiom means to increase what is at stake or being demanded in a situation.
Q118.To be in a funk means:
Correct Answer: B
This idiom describes being in a state of depression or low spirits.
Q119.Play it by ear means:
Correct Answer: C
This idiom means to act without a set plan, deciding as things happen.
Q120.Midas touch means:
Correct Answer: A
This idiom refers to the ability to make anything one is involved in successful, from the legend of King Midas.