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IDIOMS
COMPILED BY SALEEM RAZA
Idiom of „A pipe dream‟ is ____________? Idiom “hold the ring” means:
A. Unattainable dream A. Monitor a dispute without becoming involved
B. A day dream in it
C. A night dream B. Become involved in a conflict
D. None C. Set the alarm
D. Make new ringtones
Sell someone down the river means:
A. Deliberately kill (a person or animal) by
drowning Idiom “cook the books” means: _____________?
B. Betray someone for personal profit or A. Alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
advantage B. Read or write a lot of books
C. Hate someone to an extreme level C. Give exact information
D. To destroy or get rid of someone D. Come to an agreement

Burn the midnight oil means: There was a „whiff of‟ consensus on the proposed
A. Turn on light in late night constitutional amendments during talks between the
B. Work late into the night government and opposition. Here „whiff of‟ means:
C. Work hard to achieve something A. Lack of something
D. Waste the resources B. A slight sign of something
C. Disagreement on something
D. Quarrel on something
Penny wise and pound foolish
A. Wise to spend each penny carefully
B. Careful about small amounts but careless But with the US and UK „egging on‟ the Israelis,
about large amounts instead of reining in their rabid ally, it is difficult to
C. People who don’t understand the importance of foresee a negotiated denouement of this dangerous
conflict. Here phrase „egging on‟ means:
each penny
D. A part of life A. Embarrass
B. Strongly encourage
C. Feel ashamed
What is the meaning of the phrase „cry over split D. Make fool
milk‟?
A. Brief explanation
B. When you complain about a loss from the past In their first debate, Kamala gets under Trump‟s
C. Express your feelings skin. Here “get under someone‟s skin” means:
D. Be sad over little things A. Irritate or upset someone
B. Do it with a lot of force and energy
C. To meet and spend time with someone
„Water under the bridge‟ means: D. Say or do something that someone should not
A. A stagnant pond have
B. Something that happened in the past and
cannot now be changed
C. Alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally Take something with a pinch of salt”, means:
D. Unresolved issue or conflict A. Without wholly believing
B. Eat with some extra salt
C. Eat without salt
„Be under the scanner‟ means: ____________? D. Believe something completely
A. Being closely examined
B. Be under the watchful eye
What is the meaning of the idiom “Spill the beans”?
C. Be under scrutiny
A. To make a mess
D. All of Above
B. To reveal a secret
C. To tell a lie
D. To start a fight “To keep your nose clean”, means:
Be quids in, means:
A. To be making a profit A. Drink extra fluids during flu to keep from getting
B. To suffer loss dehydrated
C. To be in a situation B. Always remain clean and healthy
D. To be a part of a group C. Avoid getting into trouble
D. Be quite and careful

The new TV series from the West Wing team is ready

to roll. Here idiom „ready to roll‟ means: „Take a dim view of‟, means:
A. Near to be finished
B. Start to be ruined A. Blur something
B. Take it easy
C. Going to start soon
D. Ready to leave soon C. Pay no heed
D. Disapprove and criticize

Be pushing up the daisies, means:

„Wake up and smell the coffee‟, means:
A. Live for a long time
B. To be dead A. Rouse and enjoy morning coffee
C. Try hard for success B. Ignore every thing and enjoy
D. Trying something irrelevant C. Realize the truth and facts
D. Be confident about yourself
Follow hot on the heels of, means: „All hat and no cattle‟, means:
A. Happen very slowly
B. Happen very soon A. Very impressive
C. Happen in hidden manner B. All talk but no action
D. Happen slow and secretly C. Much powerful and strong
D. Place without animals
„Keep a tight rein on‟, means: „Without further ado‟ means: ___________?

A. Exercise strict control over A. With no more trouble

B. Reign masses by force B. With no more delay
C. Ride horse fast C. With no more respect
D. Make uncomfortable D. With no more silence

Idiom, “Meat and potatoes”, means: ____________?

“Till the cows come home”, means:
A. Important and necessary food
A. Until evening time B. Important and basic parts of something
B. For a very long time C. Unnecessary parts of something
C. Futile efforts everyday D. Unpredictable things
D. Sometimes in a day
„To put your foot in your mouth‟, means: “Make sheep‟s eyes at” means: _________?

A. To behave immaturely A. look at (someone) in a foolishly amorous way

B. Compulsively bite or chew your skin B. Leer at
C. Say something unnecessary and embarrassing C. Gaze at
D. To remain silent until you are asked to speak D. None of These
Choose the appropriate meaning of the idioms from
the choices given. To keep the pot boiling.
„Paint the town red‟, means:
A. To maintain interest
A. Make town colorful B. To heat
B. Keep something secret C. To show anger
C. Go out and enjoy oneself D. To do experiments
D. Show the sign of danger “Cast pearls before swine” means:
A. Waste time on a bad activity
B. Offer something valuable to someone who does A. Something is wet
not know its value B. Cloudy weather
C. Become very serious for your work C. Something is right
D. None of These D. Something is perfect

The Phrase/ idiom “See eye to eye” means:

“To give the devil his due” means: _________-?
A. Have a same look
A. Admit good qualities of someone you do not B. Have a same countenance
like C. Have a same opinion
B. Be afraid of the enemy D. Have a same eyes colour
C. Do not underestimate your enemy
The Phrase/ idiom “Elephant in the room” means:
D. All of These
A. A major issue
B. A minor problem
“A happy go lucky fellow” means:
C. An idiot person
A. A care free and vivacious person D. A giant man
B. A very lucky person
The Phrase „Clouds on the horizon‟ means:
C. A very courageous person
D. A very lazy person A. Frustration
B. Problems
C. Destruction
Stocks “eke out” gains amid growing political noise.
D. Thunder and lightning
Here “eke out” means?

A. Obtain something only with difficulty

„To pull socks up‟ means?
B. Be ruined
C. Skyrocket without effort A. Take a bigger risk
D. Remain stable B. Make an effort to improve work
C. Come to a halt
D. Stop doing something
“In toto” means: __________?
What is the nearest meaning of the phrase “bandy
A. Partially
something around”?
B. In danger
A. To play with an object
C. As a total or whole
B. To discuss something casually or exchange
D. Step by step
ideas informally
C. To argue intensely
“Take the wind out of someone‟s sails” means: D. To throw something away

A. To change the direction of someone What is the nearest meaning of the phrase “hell to
B. To make someone feel less confident pay”?
C. To destroy someone A. A difficult task
D. To make someone more confident B. A lively party
The government should not spend money on helping C. Severe consequences or trouble
“lame ducks”. Here lame ducks means: D. An unexpected reward
A. Needy
B. Unsuccessful What is the nearest meaning of the following idiom:
C. Powerless “Brave the elements”?
D. Inactive A. Face difficult challenges
The idiomatic phrase “a month of Sundays” means B. Fight with nature
C. Endure harsh weather conditions
A. Time D. Conquer fears
B. A long time
C. A special Sunday What is the nearest meaning of the following idiom:
D. A short period “Hold sway”?
The phrase/ idiom “As right as rain” means:
A. Dance gracefully C. To ignore
B. Have control or influence D. Shiver
C. Manage a situation
D. Stand firm What does mean of „Lotus-eater‟?
What is the nearest meaning of the following idiom: A. Man of no substance
“Spring a tap”? B. Honorary and reputable
C. A person full of laziness
A. Pull a prank D. A destructive man never be conqueror
B. Initiate a conversation
C. Trick someone into doing or saying something
D. Start an argument What does mean by idiom „To kill a mockingbird‟?
Which of the following is a synonym for “square up”? A. Destroy one‟s innocence
B. To kill one who copies
A. Avoid C. Hit a man with a pebble
B. Confront D. Eradication of moral values
C. Ignore
D. Mislead Bring forward means?
choose the correct meaning of the idiom: ” To plough A. Produce
the sand”.
B. Show up
A. To make the desert bloom C. Clarify
B. To work in vain D. None of These
C. To do a difficult work
The idiom donkey‟s year means _________?
D. To make the desert fertile
A. Very Short period
„Vent one‟s spleen‟ means:
B. Very long period
A. Express one’s joy C. Both
B. Express one‟s anger D. None
C. Let something out
D. None of These idiom of “Smell A Rat” ?
A. To reveal secrets
What does the idiom “to bear the brunt of” mean? B. To suspect that something is wrong
C. Talking nonsense
A. To enjoy the benefits of something D. To get momentum in a job
B. To take on the main force or impact of Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: „A Dark
something Horse‟.
C. To avoid responsibility
D. To lead a group or effort A. A wicked fellow
What does the idiom “have an axe to grind” mean? B. An Unexpected winner
C. A criminal Getting the water dirty
A. To have a tool that needs sharpening D. None of these
B. To be skilled at woodworking _______makes the mare go.
C. To have a personal interest or grievance
D. To be ready for hard work A. Gold
What does the idiom “to bury the hatchet” mean? B. Silver
C. Money
A. To hide evidence D. Copper
B. To end a conflict and make peace One who praise oneself is called __________?
C. To postpone a decision
D. To prepare for battle A. Fascist
B. Nazist
What does the idiom „to call a spade a spade‟ mean? C. Narcissist
D. None of These
A. To dig for the truth The U.N.O is the forlorn hope for world peace .
B. To use the correct tool for the job „Forlorn hope‟ means: ___________?
C. To speak bluntly and truthfully
D. To disguise the truth with euphemisms A. Desperate enterprise
“Give cold shoulder” means__________? B. False hope
C. Good initative
A. To support D. None of these
B. Cold meat
 Every now and then implies means:
For this act of indifference he will be taken to task by
the authority; here taken to task means: A. Often
B. Always
A. Rewarded C. Occasionally
B. Tender his resignation D. Every where
C. Entrusted with an official job.
D. Get an official reprimand I take down my notes carefully means:
A. To hide
B. To remove
Idiomatic phrase „a month of Sundays‟ means: C. To publish
___________? D. To write down
A. no time
B. a long time “fair field and no favor” Idiom means:
C. a special Sunday
D. a short period A. An equal chance for every one
B. Perfection
To get on the nerves. C. Indifference in opinion
D. Popularity
A. To soothe
B. To have an illness
C. To give medicine beat around the bush means:
D. To irritate
A. Try to hide in the bush
“Play away from the field”. B. Making excuses
C. To avid talking about what is important.
A. To conduct a game far from home and town.
D. To talk rubbish
B. To conduct a game far from home.
C. To have se*ual relationship with someone who
is not your usual partner. Be poles apart” means:
D. To have se*ual relationship with someone who is
your usual partner. A. Either of the two poles
To run across means? B. Having nothing in common
C. Leading position in a race
A. To look around D. Affect somebody greatly
B. To meet casually The phrase “Be all ears” means:
C. To go from one side to another
D. To ignore A. Having long ears,
B. Listen with interest,
Sara, You should not “Call it a day”. C. Suspect something,
D. Being good listener
A. Stop working on something
B. To begin working
C. To delay working see eye to eye means?
D. To refuse working
She invited all and sundry to the party. “All and A. Disagree
Sundry” means: ____________? B. Agree
C. Meet
A. Everyone
D. Dislike
B. Close Friends
C. Many People
D. None of these flogging a dead horse __________?
The phrase “To have your hands full” expresses A. Repeating our request
means: B. Making him see reason.
A. To be a sinner C. Beating about the bush.
B. To have too many things to do D. Wasting time in useless effort
C. To have plenty of wealth
D. Something related to fighting “Feel good” means to;___________?
 C. T preserve ones energy
A. Show goodwill to someone D. To be aloof from
B. Become happy or confident “Hitting the Nail on the Head” means?
C. Know or sense something
D. Move along very carefully A. Performing a task with exactness
B. Hurting someone without letting them know
C. Taking a very dangerous risk
“A PIPE DREAM” means ? D. Scold someone for their mistake
Better ______ than never.
A. A pleasant dream
B. A bad dream A. Late
C. An impracticable plan B. Once
D. None of these C. Sometime
A group of Buffaloes is called? D. Repeat
The idiom “A bolt from blue” means?
A. Pack
B. School A. Good news
C. Gang B. Unexpected misfortune
D. Team C. Expected misfortune
D. Sudden News
A group of Assess is called_________?

A. Pace The idiom “once a blue moon” means?

B. Gang
C. Colony A. Often
D. Flock B. Rarely
C. Rapidly
D. Slowly
A group of Apes is called?

A. Pod The idiom “Kick the bucket” means?

B. Herd
C. Shrewdness A. To kill
D. Drove B. To achieve a goal
C. To die
D. To be successful
Yeoman`s Services means: ___________?

A. Free services The idiom “All and Sundry” means?

B. Help in need
C. Govt services A. Specific
D. None of these B. Everyone
The idiom ” Pass the buck” means? C. Experienced
D. Relevant
A. keep something in hand
B. To evade responsibility
C. To Warn The idiom “Above-board” means?
D. Come to know someone’s secrets
If ”you have a finger in the pie”, you are _________ in A. Clever
something. B. Over confidence
C. Honest
A. Interested D. Moral
B. Involved
C. Puzzled
D. None of these What is the meaning of idiom ” pour cold water on “?

The idiom “To keeps one‟s temper” means: A. Discourage

B. Encourage
A. To become hungry C. To be calm
B. To be in good mood D. Deceive
To read between the lines means?
A. To Suspect
B. To Grasp the hidden meaning Idiom “at one‟s wit‟s end” means?
C. To concentrate
D. To read carefully A. to understand thoroughly
Idiom “Best of both worlds” means? B. to be puzzled
C. to be a stupid person
A. Friendly with everyone D. to behave irrationally
B. Master of huge wealth To beat the air means?
C. benefits of two things and none of the
disadvantages. A. Making progress
D. None of these B. To sound logical
“Nod off” means? C. To keep doing something despite its apparent
pointlessness or futility
A. take rest D. None of these
B. Fall asleep
C. sitting down Idiom “Star Crossed” is__________?
D. turn off something
Idiom “Red letter day” means? A. Unlucky
B. Lucky
A. a dangerous day C. Hard worker
B. an important day D. None of these
C. an eventful day Choose the meaning of idiom: “To break a lance
D. a formidable day with”.
Idiom “no love lost” means?
A. To entertain friends
A. stop loving B. To fail or to miscarry
B. not like each other at all. C. To engage in a competition
C. forming a group D. Get up to be involved in something
D. have good understanding
Idiom “Get the sack” means?
Choose the correct meaning of idiom ” between sylla
A. resigned and charybids”
B. got rid of
C. was demoted from A. Between two great difficulties
D. was dismissed from B. Between two great opportunities
C. In a confused situation
D. None of these
Idiom “The pros and cons of” means?

A. measure the ingredient choose the correct meaning of idiom ” Leave in the
B. observe etiquette Lurch” :
C. consider all facts
D. postpone action A. A difficult situation
B. To meet suddenly with someone
C. To leave someone in difficulty
Idiom “by leaps and bounds” means? D. To assist someone in adverse circumstances

A. very slowly
B. very quickly choose the right meaning of idiom ” In the blue funk ”
C. irregularly :
D. very systematically
A. To get rid off
B. In a state of terror
Idiom “turned a deaf ear to” means? C. To be against person wishes
D. To make a challenge.
A. disputed
B. paid attention to
C. To ignore or refuse to listen to someone or Choose the correct meaning of idiom ” Play ones card
something right”:
D. acknowledged gratefully
A. To do something risky “TO EGG ON” means ?
B. To get benefit of the opportunity
C. Change the parties A. to advise
D. Being to improve B. to ask
C. to urge
D. to warn
choose the correct meaning of idiom ” peddle one‟s
own canoe:
“MALA FIDE” means ?
A. A person with good behaviour
B. To solve one‟s own issues without any help A. Bad intention
C. To have aims & desires suitable to circumstances B. Genuine
D. To be successful C. Trustworthy
D. Generous

Choose the correct meaning of idiom ” Spill the

beans______ : “Weal and woe” means__________?

A. Become uncertain about something A. Up & down

B. To avoid from someone B. Joys & sorrows
C. To reveal the Secrets C. whole heartedly
D. Something difficult to accept D. Extreme hate

Choose the correct meaning of idiom “Champing at idiom of “Rides the high horse”?
the bit__________?
A. went on gambling
A. Something difficult to accept B. bought a horse
B. Extremely Impatient C. superior
C. A pessimistic Person D. None of them
D. None of these Khan is always ready to “Eat anyone,s salt”?
Idiom ” As the Crow flies ” means:___________?
5 A. To be one,s guest
A. In a indirect way B. To cook tasty dishes
B. The impossible task C. An infectious diseas
C. In a direct & straight way D. None
D. None of these The people of the village Afzal Khan are “the salt of
Fortnight Means? the earth”?

A. days A. Kind
B. 8 days B. Rich
C. days C. Educated
D. days D. Qurralsome
choose the correct meaning of idiom “The birds & the To face the music means____________?
bees________ :
A. To be greeted rudely
A. Depression and low spirits B. To be offered warm hospitailty
B. Remain undecided & uncomplete C. To be on the front seat in a concert
C. Do favors for getting favors D. To bear the consequences
D. Basic information about se*ual behaviour in
humans
Rule of thumb means ?
What it the moaning of the Idiom/proverb “To be at 6
loggerheads” ? A. Mark of thumb on a legal paper
B. a rough estimate
A. To cooperate with enemies C. an easy choice
B. To be in strong disagreement or dispute D. an unknown rule
C. To face stiff opposition
D. To tax one’s mind and body
Have an Axe to Grind means:____________ ?
A. To use axe frequently A. A group of animals
B. Selfish motive B. A group of birds
C. To have a dispute with someone C. A group of people
D. To be fair with someone D. None of above
“Prosaic” means__________?

Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat about the A. Good

bush ? B. Dull
C. Beautiful
A. Try to meet George Bush D. None
B. To avoid the main topic What is the meaning of Banton?
C. To make noise
D. To accompany someone in a jungle A. Afresh
B. Good manners
The idiomatic phrase “Spick and Span” means? C. Farewell
D. Authority
A. Wisdome and foresight
B. Watch the weather He is busy with his work ______________?
C. spotlessly clean
D. Deceive somebody A. inns and out
B. up to neck
C. up to the hilt
What do you mean by Novel ___________ ? D. kith and kin
“All Hours” means___________?
A. Short prose
B. A long fictional prose with many characters A. At Regular Times
C. A short narrative prose B. At Irregular Times
D. A literary work on the stage C. Every Hour
D. None of these
Idiom “A slap on the wrist” means?
What the term Short Story stands for:
A. Hard Punishment
A. A long prose fiction B. Beating Someone
B. A story of figurative language C. Warning or Small Punishment
C. A story of many characters D. Make someone sad
D. A short prose fiction

To”Jazz Up” means to___________? Idiom “To cut long story short” means?

A. Go faster A. Tell the story briefly

B. Make something more exciting B. Come to the point
C. Make a lot of noise C. Miss the main points
D. Be Strong D. None of above

There were no opposition to the new policy by the “De novo” means___________?
„rank and file‟ of the Government.
A. Calm in arm
A. The ordinary members B. New
B. The official machinery C. Prominent
C. The majority D. To any extent
D. The cabinet ministers

Meaning of the idiom „Swan song”? “Inter alia” means___________?

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A. Last work A. In between
B. First work B. By the fact
C. Middle work C. Under concentration
D. Early work D. At the end
“Clique” means____________?
“En-route” means_________?
A. A person having one special feature, talent, or
A. oneway direction area of experti
B. On the way B. Doing work dishonesty
C. Long distance C. Unlawful paropaganda
D. None of these D. Clever planning for enemy
Idiom ” To make amend for” means___________?

A. Make possible effort His office is always in apple-pie order. What does the
B. To compensate for damage idiom/phrase “apple-pie order” means?
C. To bring chance in something
D. None of these A. Neat & tidy
B. Disordered
C. Mismanaged
“Brain Drain” means__________? D. Ornamental
A. Mad Person
B. Migration Of Skilled Person To Other “Hold one‟s horse” means__________?
Country
C. Emigration Of Intellectuals A. Keep one’s expectations
D. None B. Keep one’s gift
The idiom “To burry the hatchet” mean? C. Have patience
D. High on energy
A. To make peace To catch a tartar means:
B. To make a foolish choice 7
C. To make a wrong decision A. To meet with disaster
D. To lose something B. To catch a dangerous person
C. To deal with a person who is more than one’s
match
Complete the idiom “Hell hath no fury like D. None of above
a___________?

A. A women scorned To make clean breast of means

B. A burnned women
C. A women forgotten A. To gain prominence
D. A devil’s advocate B. To praise oneself
C. To destroy before it blooms
D. To confess without of reserves
Foreign phrase ” De Jure” means?

A. By law Co*k and bull story mean ?

B. Successful
C. Illegal A. a true story
D. Compromising B. a lengthy tale
C. Story told by an idiot
D. An unbelievable story
Idiom “Tie the knot” means?
She turned heads wherever she went. What does the
A. Friendship idiom/phrase “turn heads” mean?
B. Getting married
C. Enmity A. too pleased
D. Criticism B. get angry
C. attract a lot of attention
D. not knowing what to say
The Government ruled by Women is called? E. get acquainted
A. Petticoat government
B. Corporatocracy My friend is a couch potato. What does the
C. Patriarchy idiom/phrase “couch potato” means?
D. None of these
One-Trick Pony means:
A. active person A. A decisively indicative test
B. busy person B. False sense of happiness or success
C. lazy person C. Something that is not understandable
D. angry person D. To show dislike or disappointment through
facial expressions

He Was all at sea when he began his new Job.What

does idiom / phrase “at sea” means __________? “Icing (also frosting) on the cake” means ________?

A. happy A. An ugly but essential addition or enhancement

B. sad B. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution
C. puzzled C. Be very expensive
D. triumphant D. An attractive but inessential addition or
enhancement

She goes to her mother‟s house off and on. What does
idiom / phrase “off and on” means “when pigs fly” means ______?
A. frequently A. something that is easy to do
B. rarely B. raining very heavily
C. occasionally C. something that will never happen or is
D. sometimes impossible
D. miss the chance
“Feel blue” means _________?
“Raining cats and dogs” means _________?
A. Feel Sad
B. Feel happy A. Raining very heavily
C. Feel energetic B. Easy option
D. Feel angry C. Very rarely
D. one who presents a counter argument
“Fender bender” means ________ ?
“Keep at bay” means ______________.
A. A mammoth car accident
B. A Huge car accident A. Keep in mind
C. A small car accident B. Keep at a distance
D. A major car accident C. Keep thinking about something
D. Keep at the sea-shore
“Go Dutch” means _______ ?
“At the drop of the hat” means____________?
A. One person paying for everyone
B. share the cost of something, especially a meal, A. As soon as it was spoken
equally B. Done easily, without any preparation
C. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same C. Done in an instant
time D. After something is done
D. To do something badly or cheaply

“Your guess is as good as mine” means __________?

“Black and blue” _____________ ?
A. Join a popular trend or activity
A. Full of bruises B. To hear something from the authoritative source
B. A poor plan C. To know the answer
C. False sense of happiness or success D. To have no idea
D. Something that is not understandable

“Far cry from” means __________?

“A litmus test” means __________ ?
A. To present a counter argument
B. To take on a task that is way to big “Best of both worlds” means ________?
C. The show has come to an end. It’s all over
D. Very different from A. A phrase implying that a person is never
satisfied with their current situation; they think
others have it better
“Wild goose chase” _________?
B. People’s intentions can be judged better by what they
A. A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of do than by what they say
something unattainable C. A situation wherein someone has the privilege
B. To take credit for something someone else did of enjoying two different opportunities
C. To not take what someone says too seriously; to D. Just the information I have on the subject
treat someone’s words with a degree of skepticism
D. A phrase implying that one is not proficient at
“Beating a dead horse” means ________?
performing a particular task and that they should not
try to perform the task professionally A. To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its
point of resolution
B. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due
“Spill the beans” ________ ? to its sensitive nature.
A. Frivolously performing a simple task C. To speak the truth, even to the point of being
B. Reveal someone‟s secret blunt and rude
C. To stop something at an early stage D. To work late into the night, alluding to the time
D. Frivolously performing a simple task before electric lighting

“Get your goat” means _____? “Basket case” _______?

A. To pacify someone A. An area of vulnerability

B. To irritate someone B. Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a
C. To soothe someone narrow escape from a disaster
D. To Hug someone C. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often
intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about
something difficult or unpleasant
“Drop a dime” means ________? D. One made powerless or ineffective, as by
nerves, panic, or stress
A. To be an informant
B. Almost free. Very cheap
C. To stop something at an early stage “Apple of discord” means ______?
D. To leave
A. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
B. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts
“Chew the fat” means __________? stupid
C. To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to
A. To action a task; to initiate work worsen an unfavorable situation
B. To become silent; to stop talking D. To speak the truth, even to the point of being
C. To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or blunt and rude
annoyed
D. To chat idly or generally waste time talking
“An arm and a leg” means _________?

“Bird Brain” means _____? A. Full throttle; at maximum speed

B. Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of
A. A person that is not too smart; a person that money
acts stupid C. Very expensive or costly. A large amount of
B. A person that is too smart; a person that acts money
Sharp D. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves,
C. A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull panic, or stress
D. A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly
“Elephant in the room” means _________?

A. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed It was he who “put a spoke in my wheel”.
due to its sensitive nature
B. In good physical health A. tried to cause an accident
C. Someone can perceive things and events that are B. helped in the execution of the plan
outside of their field of vision C. thwarted in the execution of the plan
D. You learned something through means of a D. destroyed the plan
rumor

Do no trust a man who “blows his own trumpet”

“Achilles‟ heel” means ________?
A. flatters
A. To action a task; to initiate work B. praises others
B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of C. admonishes others
overall strength D. praises himself
C. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed
advantage
D. To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege
unavoidable to “die in harness”.

A. die on a horse back

“Ace in the hole” means __________?
B. die in the battlefield
C. die while still working
A. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed D. die with honour
advantage

B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall He “passed himself off” as a noble man.
strength
C. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy A. Was regarded as
D. Without any hesitation; instantly B. Pretended to be
C. Was thought to be
D. Was looked upon
“A hot potato” means _________? I met him after a long time, but he gave me “the cold
shoulder”.
A. The one tiny drawback that ruins it
B. To go to bed to sleep A. scolded me
C. To find fault with something that has been B. insulted me
received as a gift or favor C. abused me
D. A controversial issue or situation that is D. ignored me
awkward or unpleasant to deal with
He could be easily arrested because the police were
A bitter pill means ___________? tipped off in a advance. tipped off means
_____________?
A. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
B. A controversial issue or situation that is awkward A. Toppled over
or unpleasant to deal with B. Bribed
C. A situation or information that is unpleasant C. Given advance information
but must be accepted D. Threatened
D. When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start
planning all over again
To set one‟s face against __________?

A. To oppose with determination

“Like a sitting duck” means________________?
B. To judge by appearance
A. Lazy C. To get out of difficulty
B. Fat D. To look at one steadily
C. Sleepy
D. Ignorant
To hit the nail right on the head _______?
 A. A private end to serve
A. To say something that is exactly right or B. To fail to arouse interest
completely true C. To have no result
B. To destroy one’s reputation D. To work for both sides
C. To announce one’s fixed views
D. To teach someone a lesson
To make clean breast of ________?

To smell a rat _______? A. To gain prominence

B. To praise oneself
A. To see signs of plague epidemic C. To confess without of reserve
B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat D. To destroy before it blooms
C. To suspect foul dealings
D. To be in a bad mood
“Hornet‟s nest” means:___________?

A man of straw _________? A. A bee’s house

A. A man of no substance B. A violent situation
B. A very active person C. A good situation
C. A worthy fellow D. A dangerous place
D. An unreasonable person

“Never-never land” means:_____________?

To leave someone in the lurch _________?
A. To come to compromise with someone A. An ideal pace
B. Constant source of annoyance to someone B. Dream land
C. To put someone at ease C. A worthless place
D. To desert someone in his difficulties D. A useless situation

To pick holes _________? “Cap it all” means:____________?

A. To find some reason to quarrel A. To cover everything
B. To destroy something B. To seize everything
C. To criticize someone C. To finish
D. To cut some part of an item D. To occur

To put one‟s hand to plough __________? Pull your socks up:

A. To take up agricultural farming A. To get ready

B. To take a difficult task B. To finish
C. To get entangled into unnecessary things C. To start
D. Take interest in technical work D. To improve

He was undecided. He “let the grass grow under his

To end in smoke ________? feet”.

A. To make completely understand A. loitered around

B. To ruin oneself B. stayed out
C. To excite great applause C. sat unmoving
D. To overcome someone D. moved away
To cry wolf __________?

A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation

To have an axe to grind ___________?