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Directions (1-15): In the following question, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q1. In the bag
(a) To be honest and tell the truth
(b) A set of techniques and methods
(c) Be enjoyable or entertaining
(d) Assured of a successful outcome
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
Q2. On the wagon
(a) To act independently and decide your own fate
(b) Abstaining from drinking alcoholic beverages
(c) To put things in the wrong order
(d) To pass or progress quickly and easily
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
Q3. Under the wire
(a) At the very last minute
(b) To last for a long time
(c) To spend time doing nothing in particular
(d) Fix the date of an important event
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning.
Q4. Long in the tooth
(a) Too old for a particular activity
(b) To go to a dentist
(c) To have pain in mouth
(d) To bite something into pieces
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning.
Q5. A dime’s worth
(a) Significant amount
(b) An insignificant amount
(c) A heavy amount
(d) A reliable amount
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
Q6. A cold piece of work
(a) A person dismissed from employment
(b) A person who lacks skills of a certain piece of work
(c) An emotionless person
(d) A person who is difficult to deal with
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
Q7. Pull the plug
(a) To begin something with enthusiasm
(b) To go on a visit
(c) Put a stop to something.
(d) To be confused to take a decision
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning.
Q8. In the pink
(a) Very fit and healthy.
(b) Very suspicious about something
(c) To be unsatisfied with something
(d) In doldrums
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning.
Q9. Get in somebody’s hair
(a) To please someone
(b) To annoy someone
(c) To support someone
(d) To praise someone
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
Q10. Go down the drain
(a) To live a lavish life
(b) To bear the criticism
(c) To be wastefully discarded
(d) To refund old dues
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning.
Q11. Cap in hand
(a) A mark of disgrace
(b) A mark of respect and subordination
(c) A mark of disguise and being uncanny
(d) A mark of opportunity
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
Q12. For keeps
(a) Permanently
(b) Temporarily
(c) Perfectly
(d) Practically
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning.
Q13. Draw a blank
(a) To be curious about something
(b) To do something out of others’ expectations
(c) To make someone realize his fault
(d) Fail to get an answer or a result
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
Q14. Use one’s loaf
(a) To use a trick to deceive others easily
(b) To use one’s own intelligence and intellectual ability
(c) To bring one’s secret out to surprise everyone
(d) To make use of a relative’s property to escape the financial crises
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
Q15. Pipe Down
(a) Stop making efforts to win
(b) Stop talking
(c) Stop eating
(d) Stop walking
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
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