IDIOMS AND PHRASES

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To go into a huddle

  • (a) To engage oneself in a conspiracy
  • (b) To hold a secret conference
  • (c) To land oneself in trouble
  • (d) To be in a crisis formally
Check Answer
  • (b) To hold a secret conference

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To go the whole hog

  • (a) To sacrifice everything
  • (b) To do something thoroughly
  • (c) To bully someone
  • (d) To make oneself all in all
Check Answer
  • (b) To do something thoroughly

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To talk through one’s hat

  • (a) To speak without stopping
  • (b) To talk wisely
  • (c) To talk nonsense
  • (d) To speak fluently
Check Answer
  • (c) To talk nonsense

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: Huff and puff

  • (a) In great hurry
  • (b) To breathe heavily
  • (c) To face difficulties
  • (d) In a state of turmoil
Check Answer
  • (b) To breathe heavily

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To cross swords

  • (a) To accept defeat
  • (b) To challenge someone
  • (c) To give up fight
  • (d) To fight
Check Answer
  • (d) To fight

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

  • (a) To exploit someone
  • (b) To restrain
  • (c) To beat severely
  • (d) To hold under one’s control
Check Answer
  • (b) To restrain

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To live fast

  • (a) To lead a life of dissipation
  • (b) To accomplish a purpose
  • (c) To do a task hurriedly
  • (d) To use up one’s income as fast at comes in
Check Answer
  • (a) To lead a life of dissipation

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To hold somebody to ransom

  • (a) To keep captive and damard concession
  • (b) To humiliate somebody
  • (c) To offer bribe
  • (d) To blackmail and extract money
Check Answer
  • (d) To blackmail and extract money

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: A baker’s dozen

  • (a) Allowance
  • (b) Twelve
  • (c) Thirteen
  • (d) Compensation
Check Answer
  • (c) Thirteen

Tick the most appropriate meaning for the Idiom: To disabuse one’s mind

  • (a) To proceed cautiously avoiding risks and danger
  • (b) To conceal something within one’s heat
  • (c) To banish a thought from one’s mind
  • (d) To remove a misapprehension
Check Answer
  • (d) To remove a misapprehension

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