Multiple Choice QuestionsIn the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom /phrase.
She bought her new house for a song.
very cheaply
on loan
at a loss
at a loss
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom /phrase.
Raju had given up doing exercise after surgery.
learned
started
continued
continued
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom /phrase.
The chairman tried to get his point across, but the members just wouldn’t listen.
give them a lesson
insist on
make them understand
make them understand
C.
make them understand
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom /phrase.
Ashok had all fair weather friends.
friends who face difficulties calmly.
favorable friends
friends who desert you in difficulties
friends who desert you in difficulties
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom /phrase.
He knows that ins and outs of the matter.
both sides
complete details
inside information
inside information
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom /phrase.
Since the company has lost a good deal of time and money, you will have to make good the loss.
make a good effort
try to minimize the loss
compensate for the loss
compensate for the loss
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Once his crime was discovered, he had no option but to come clean.
to deny the crime
to confess to the crime
to accuse someone else of the crime
to accuse someone else of the crime
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
The employees were kept in the dark about the latest developments.
were informed after office hours
were informed when it was too late
were given secret information
were given secret information
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
When things go wrong, everyone starts passing the buck.
analyses the problem
prepares to resign
pays a bribe
pays a bribe
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Since he had approved the proposal he had to face the music.
to take the blame
to see the positive side of things
to explain in detail
to explain in detail
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