Idioms & Phrases · NDA previous year questions

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). A pearl of wisdom

1. A.An important event in one’s life
2. B.An important person of wisdom
3. C.An important piece of advice
4. D.An important thing in one’s life

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). Be in seventh heaven

1. A.To be extremely sorry
2. B.To be extremely wise
3. C.To be extremely sad
4. D.To be extremely happy

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d). Be in the red

1. A.To owe money to a bank
2. B.To get money from one’s family
3. C.To be in danger of being caught
4. D.To be in favour of needy people

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alterative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). Counting your chickens

1. A.confident of success
2. B.greedily accumulating wealth
3. C.being careful about spending money
4. D.getting scared because of danger

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alterative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). The icing on the cake

1. A.baked food that is delicate and delicious with a topping
2. B.extra benefit over and above an already good deal
3. C.getting what you asked for
4. D.more than what is needed

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alterative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). A stitch in time

1. A.tailoring one's efforts efficiently
2. B.making an effort to succeed
3. C.inability to take timely decision
4. D.timely action that prevents negative outcome

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alterative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). At sixes and sevens

1. A.on top of the situation
2. B.state of denial
3. C.state of total confusion
4. D.well-planned and prepared

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alterative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). Talking twenty to the dozen

1. A.talking hurriedly and rapidly
2. B.talking too much
3. C.talking without making sense
4. D.talking out of turn

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alterative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d). Under the weather

1. A.walking in the rain
2. B.controlled by the elements
3. C.browbeaten by the heat
4. D.unwell

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d). To sit on the fence

1. A.to act promptly
2. B.to be lazy
3. C.to be undecided
4. D.to sit without doing anything

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d). Once in a blue moon

1. A.romantic moment
2. B.occasionally
3. C.rarely
4. D.often

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d). Through thick and thin

1. A.in genuine friendship
2. B.through the best of everything
3. C.among people both fat and slim
4. D.through difficult times

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d). Like chalk and cheese

1. A.very different from each other
2. B.without any blemish
3. C.pure white in colour
4. D.very like each other

$\underline{\text{Directions}}$: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning, and mark your response accordingly. Once-over

1. A.To do something quickly
2. B.To do something elaborately
3. C.To do something perforce
4. D.To do something for others

$\underline{\text{Directions}}$: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning, and mark your response accordingly. A bag of bones

1. A.An extremely fat person
2. B.An extremely thin person
3. C.A wealthy person
4. D.A healthy person

$\underline{\text{Directions}}$: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning, and mark your response accordingly. Muddy the waters

1. A.To spread dirt around
2. B.To make a situation easy
3. C.To make one's life happy
4. D.To make the situation complicated

$\underline{\text{Directions}}$: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning, and mark your response accordingly. To level with

1. A.To be honest
2. B.To be on a plain
3. C.To cheat someone
4. D.To take revenge

$\underline{\text{Directions}}$: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning, and mark your response accordingly. Show your hand

1. A.To tell people about the past
2. B.To tell people about the future
3. C.To tell people about them
4. D.To tell people about your plans

Be over the hill

1. A.To be on a mountain top
2. B.To travel in the jungle
3. C.To be too old to do things
4. D.To do something in the most complete way

Bite your tongue

1. A.To stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to
2. B.To bite off your tongue while eating
3. C.To feel sorry
4. D.To ask someone something that you want

Turn a blind eye

1. A.To run away
2. B.To begin to behave in a more positive manner
3. C.To change a situation
4. D.To choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong

Yellow journalism

1. A.Paid storytelling
2. B.Government reports published on yellow coloured papers
3. C.Writings in newspapers that try to influence people's opinion by using strong language and false information
4. D.Journalism which agrees completely with the policies of the governments and capitalists

To be in seventh heaven

1. A.To fly in the air
2. B.To be extremely happy
3. C.To be completely alone
4. D.To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world

A dark horse

1. A.a black coloured horse
2. B.a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected him to
3. C.a person who keeps secrets
4. D.an ignorant person

A show-stopper

1. A.someone who stops the show
2. B.someone who organizes the show
3. C.a performance that is extremely good
4. D.a fashionable person