Question 1
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Let the cat out of the bag"
- ATo create confusion
- BTo go shopping
- CTo reveal a secret by mistake
- DTo free an animal
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) To reveal a secret by mistake
"Let the cat out of the bag" means To reveal a secret by mistake.
Question 2
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Apple of one's eye"
- AA person who is very dear
- BAn eye disease
- CA healthy fruit
- DA rival
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) A person who is very dear
"Apple of one's eye" means A person who is very dear.
Question 3
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "To be in the same boat"
- ATo be in the same difficult situation
- BTo go fishing
- CTo travel together
- DTo be rivals
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) To be in the same difficult situation
"To be in the same boat" means To be in the same difficult situation.
Question 4
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Bury the hatchet"
- ATo start a fight
- BTo dig a hole
- CTo hide a weapon
- DTo make peace
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) To make peace
"Bury the hatchet" means To make peace.
Question 5
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Hold one's tongue"
- ATo argue
- BTo speak loudly
- CTo taste food
- DTo remain silent
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) To remain silent
"Hold one's tongue" means To remain silent.
Question 6
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Beat around the bush"
- ATo search a garden
- BTo speak directly
- CTo clean bushes
- DTo avoid talking about the main point
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) To avoid talking about the main point
"Beat around the bush" means To avoid talking about the main point.
Question 7
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "To smell a rat"
- ATo suspect something is wrong
- BTo dislike someone
- CTo find a rat
- DTo be very hungry
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) To suspect something is wrong
"To smell a rat" means To suspect something is wrong.
Question 8
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Cry over spilt milk"
- ATo be very hungry
- BTo regret something that cannot be undone
- CTo waste money
- DTo complain about food
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) To regret something that cannot be undone
"Cry over spilt milk" means To regret something that cannot be undone.
Question 9
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Under the weather"
- AFeeling unwell
- BStanding in the rain
- CVery happy
- DFeeling sleepy
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Feeling unwell
"Under the weather" means Feeling unwell.
Question 10
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Add fuel to the fire"
- ATo make a bad situation worse
- BTo calm a quarrel
- CTo help someone
- DTo cook food
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) To make a bad situation worse
"Add fuel to the fire" means To make a bad situation worse.
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Question 11
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Break the ice"
- ATo start a conversation in a tense situation
- BTo feel very cold
- CTo make a mistake
- DTo destroy something
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) To start a conversation in a tense situation
"Break the ice" means To start a conversation in a tense situation.
Question 12
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Keep one's fingers crossed"
- ATo feel pain
- BTo be dishonest
- CTo hope for good luck
- DTo refuse help
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) To hope for good luck
"Keep one's fingers crossed" means To hope for good luck.
Question 13
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "A piece of cake"
- ASomething very easy
- BA small share
- CA tasty dessert
- DA difficult task
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Something very easy
"A piece of cake" means Something very easy.
Question 14
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Turn a blind eye"
- ATo wink at someone
- BTo ignore something deliberately
- CTo lose eyesight
- DTo look closely
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) To ignore something deliberately
"Turn a blind eye" means To ignore something deliberately.
Question 15
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Let the cat out of the bag"
- ATo free an animal
- BTo reveal a secret by mistake
- CTo go shopping
- DTo create confusion
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) To reveal a secret by mistake
"Let the cat out of the bag" means To reveal a secret by mistake.
Question 16
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Once in a blue moon"
- AVery rarely
- BVery often
- CDuring a full moon
- DEvery night
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Very rarely
"Once in a blue moon" means Very rarely.
Question 17
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "At the eleventh hour"
- AAt the last possible moment
- BWell in advance
- CBefore lunch
- DLate at night
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) At the last possible moment
"At the eleventh hour" means At the last possible moment.
Question 18
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "In hot water"
- AIn trouble
- BFeeling feverish
- CTaking a bath
- DVery comfortable
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) In trouble
"In hot water" means In trouble.
Question 19
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "A blessing in disguise"
- AA hidden enemy
- BA secret gift
- CA religious ceremony
- DSomething good that seemed bad at first
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Something good that seemed bad at first
"A blessing in disguise" means Something good that seemed bad at first.
Question 20
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "To hit the sack"
- ATo punch a bag
- BTo go to bed
- CTo go shopping
- DTo lose a job
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) To go to bed
"To hit the sack" means To go to bed.
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