D) Working hard to try to impress

B) An accelerating growth of magnitude

C) Having something more important to take care of

D) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done

D) Much excitement over something trivial

A) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas

C) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation

D) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

C) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument

B) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety

C) The worst possible situation

Idioms Quiz | Set - 01 | 25 Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL, CDS, NDA, BANK, Teaching Exams, IBPS, SBI, Air force, Navy

Idioms Quiz Set – 01

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Q: 1 Break a leg

A) To hurt someone
B) To wish someone good luck
C) To avoid someone
D) To love someone

Q: 2 By the skin of your teeth

A) Saved by others
B) By a very narrow margin
C) Very protective
D) To be less affected by criticisms and rebuffs

Q: 3 Call it a day

A) To stop working
B) To have the greatest day ever
C) To be very straightforward
D) To refer to something as something else

Q: 4 Bite the dust

A) To fall asleep
B) To suffer a defeat
C) To fall from a height
D) To remain calm

Q: 5 Day and night

A) Diligently
B) Clumsily
C) Adversely
D) Continuously

Q: 6 A plum job

A) A difficult job
B) A rare job
C) A job involving extensive travelling
D) An easy and pleasant job

Q: 7 A mare’s nest

A) A familiar situation
B) A confused situation
C) A refreshing situation
D) A new situation

Q: 8 Bend over backwards

A) Going backward
B) Working slowly and lazily
C) Using wrongful means
D) Working hard to try to impress

Q: 9 A snowball effect

A) Slow movement
B) An accelerating growth of magnitude
C) Trick someone completely
D) Cold and uncomfortable

Q: 10 Bigger fish to fry

A) To be similar to one’s parents in some way
B) Having work more than one’s capacity
C) Having something more important to take care of
D) To barely get something done

Q: 11 By and by

A) One after the other
B) Altogether
C) On the whole
D) Gradually

Q: 12 Face the music

A) To have the problems with money
B) To be cheated by someone you trust
C) To work every possible way to succeed
D) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done

Q: 13 A storm in a teacup

A) A signal for upcoming storm
B) Easy money
C) Suffering in silence
D) Much excitement over something trivial

Q: 14 At cross purposes

A) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas
B) Blindly following each other’s ideas
C) Developing and amplifying ideas given
D) Finalising ideas and plans

Q: 15 Call the shots

A) To be a follower that makes less important decision
B) To be in a powerless position that follows orders
C) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation
D) To be in a neutral position

Q: 16 A leopard can’t change his spots

A) A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words
B) Something good that isn’t recognised at first
C) Someone who is cherished above all others
D) You cannot change who you are

Q: 17 Bite the bullet

A) To hurt someone physically
B) To eat food quickly
C) Decide to do what is good
D) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

Q: 18 Devil’s advocate

A) One who presents very logical arguments
B) One who never argues
C) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument
D) One who is very precise and accurate

Q: 19 Cutting corners

A) To follow the rules strictly
B) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety
C) To take the long way around
D) To be honest and fair

Q: 20 Easier said than done

A) Not as restricted as it appears to be
B) Not as difficult as it appears to be
C) Not as easy as it appears to be
D) Not as moderate as it appears to be

Q: 21 Fit as a fiddle

A) A good and useful invention
B) To be extremely excited and energetic
C) To be in good health
D) Something is perfect

Q: 22 Down in the mouth

A) Unhappy
B) Exaggerating
C) Angry
D) Discourteous

Q: 23 Done up

A) Complete
B) Ruined
C) Failed
D) Exhausted

Q: 24 Come what may

A) Meeting someone
B) To be among the latest
C) To get frightened
D) No matter what happens

Q: 25 A perfect storm

A) Healing from trauma
B) Appropriate for all occasions
C) The worst possible situation
D) Pretty good judgement

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