IDIOMS AND PHRASES

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: A man of straw

• (A) An ordinary man
• (B) A highly important person
• (C) An expert farmer
• (D) A person dealing in wheat

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To smell a rat

• (A) To disgust a rat
• (B) To improve sniffing force
• (C) To suspect that something is wrong
• (D) To eradicate a fault

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To hit the nail right on the head

• (A) To express the truth precisely or guess correctly
• (B) To falsify realities to harm one’s reputation
• (C) To announce one’s victory over others
• (D) To learn a new lesson

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To be set for something

• (A) To be ready or prepared for something
• (B) To have possession of something
• (C) To start a journey
• (D) To look into something

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To make the acquaintance of somebody

• (A) To meet somebody personally
• (B) To correspond with somebody
• (C) To select acquaintances wisely
• (D) To avoid being an acquaintance with someone

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To meet one’s Waterloo

•  (a) To die an ignoble death
• (b) To meet a strong adversary
• (c) To die fighting
• (d) To meet one’s final defeat

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To turn over a new leaf

• (a) To change completely one’s course of action
• (b) To shift attention to new problems after having studied the old ones thoroughly
• (c) To cover up one’s faults by wearing new marks
• (d) To change the old habits and adopt new ones

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: A fair crack of the-whip

• (a) Severe punishment
• (b) A good check
• (c) A period of importance
• (d) Failure of administration

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To talk one’s head off

• (a) To talk loudly
• (b) To talk in whispers
• (c) To talk to oneself
• (d) To talk excessively 

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To hold something in leash

• (a) To restrain
• (b) To disappoint
• (c) To dismiss
• (d) To discourage