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Q412022 · 4 Sept 2022
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 queer fish
1. A.A strange person
2. B.A good person
3. C.An unlucky person
4. D.A lucky person
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Answer: A
Q422022 · 4 Sept 2022
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). Eat like a bird
1. A.Eat very quickly
2. B.Eat a lot
3. C.Eat continuously
4. D.Eat very little
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Answer: D
Q432022 · 4 Sept 2022
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). Lock horns
1. A.Be like a bull
2. B.Argue about something
3. C.Agree with someone
4. D.Think about the horns
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Answer: B
Q442022 · 4 Sept 2022
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). Early bird
1. A.Low flying
2. B.Latest
3. C.Ancient avian
4. D.First arrival
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Answer: D
Q452022 · 4 Sept 2022
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 pink
1. A.To be very healthy
2. B.To be very colourful
3. C.To be very sad
4. D.To be very rich
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Answer: A
Q462022 · 4 Sept 2022
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 running
1. A.In a very bad state to speak
2. B.In a powerful position
3. C.In a good position to win
4. D.In a losing position
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Answer: C
Q472022 · 4 Sept 2022
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 sea change
1. A.Change in the sea tides
2. B.A complete change
3. C.Change like sea
4. D.Changed sea with pollution
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Answer: B
Q482022 · 4 Sept 2022
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
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Answer: C
Q492022 · 4 Sept 2022
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
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Answer: D
Q502022 · 4 Sept 2022
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
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Answer: A
Q212022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: A
Q222022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: B
Q232022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: D
Q242022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: C
Q252022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: A
Q262022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: D
Q272022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: C
Q282022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: C
Q292022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: D
Q302022 · 10 Apr 2022
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
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Answer: A