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Idiomatic Expressions Test

13. To eat the humble pie : 23. Out of the wood :
(A) A voracious eater (A) Out of the forest
(B) To behave insolently (B) Out of the society of the good persons
( C) To accept humiliation ( C) Free from danger or difficulty
(D) To face defeat (D) In an unhealthy state of mind

14. To read between the lines : 24. To call a spade a spade :
(A) To suspect (A) To speak the truth
(B) To read carefully (B) To purchase spades in bulk
( C) To understand the hidden meaning of the writer ( C) To appreciate the previous spadework done by
(D) To do useless things other person
(D) To speak the truth bluntly
15. To keep up appearance :
(A) To beautify oneself 25. To sow wild oats :
(B) To maintain outward show of prosperity (A) To do some mischief
( C) Having no facial expression (B) To do some act of madness
(D) To boost up appearance ( C) To indulge in youthful frivolities
(D) To boast of oneself
16. To fish in troubled waters :
(A) To catch fish in the stormy water 26. To wrangle over an ass’s shadow :
(B) To discover a rare thing (A) To act in funny manner
( C) To be involved in intrigues (B) To quarrel over trifles
(D) To take advantage of other’s difficulties ( C) To waste money
(D) To struggle
17. To chew the cud :
(A) To eat slowly 27. To flog a dead horse :
(B) To ruminate over the past (A) To waste one’s energy
( C) To enjoy (B) To waste one’s money
(D) To swallow a bitter pill ( C) To kill someone
(D) To encourage
18. To bring down the house :
(A) To pull down the house 28. To play havoc :
(B) To criticise members of the house (A) To cause disease
( C) To win applause (B) To cause destruction
(D) To speak ill of others ( C) To cause floods
(D) To cause hardships
19. Achilles’ heel :
(A) Powerful stroke 29. To come upto the mark :
(B) A dancer’s heel (A) To meet the stringent requirements and succeed
( C) Weak point of person (B) To get ready for a race
(D) Something very showy ( C) To make a mark in life
(D) To decide goals and meet them
20. To be under a cloud :
(A) To be in misery 30. To set the Thames on fire
(B) To be in the dark (A) To do the impossible
( C) Under suspicious circumstances (B) To make a vain effort
(D) To live in peace ( C) To do a heroic deed
(D) To do the unexpected
21. To mince matters :
(A) Not to tell the whole truth 31. To be in one’s element :
(B) To break up the matters (A) To be in a dilemma
( C) To take up the matter (B) To be in form
(D) To study the statement thoroughly ( C) To fall ill
(D) Always taking wine
22. To call the shots :
(A) To shoot at the birds
(B) To be powerful and commanding
( C) To be careful during a shootout
(D) To ask others to shoot
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