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1. To give oneself airs 11. Bring to light

A. Space to breathe A. Introduced B. Revealed
B. Time C. Seen D. Brought to life
C. Acting strange Ans. B.
D. Behaving arrogantly 12. Bark is worse than his bite
Ans. D. A. Threat is worse than the action taken
2. At a stone's throw B. Temper cannot be controlled
A. At a short distance C. Ferocious scolding hurt more than his
B. At a place where quarrels take place action
C. At a great distance D. Anger is always justified
D. A quarry Ans. A.
Ans. A. 13. Throw caution to the winds
3. Bone of contention
A. To be fearful
A. A delicious nonvegetarian item
B. To warn others not to travel
B. An item which made them content
C. To behave recklessly
C. Cause for quarrel
D. To behave with care and caution
D. A link between them
Ans. C. Ans. C.
4. To end in smoke 14. Ill at ease
A. To fail B. To create smoke A. Unwell B. Irritated
C. To end D. To emit smoke C. Uneasy D. Confused
Ans. A. Ans. C.
5. To spill the beans 15. To beat about the bush
A. To reveal partial truth A. To try to win favours
B. To be untidy B. To talk well
C. To reveal a secret C. To talk about relevant things
D. To conceal a fact D. To talk about irrelevant things
Ans. C. Ans. D.
6. To eat humble pie 16. Maiden speech
A. To eat an unsavoury pie A. Bachelor's speech
B. To be served food that is rotten B. First speech
C. To yield under humiliating circumstances C. Last speech
D. To give in to political pressure D. Extempore speech
Ans. C. Ans. B.
7. Drive home 17. To get cold feet
A. Find one's roots B. Emphasise
A. Drenched B. Fear
C. Refer D. Draw
C. Felicitate D. Fever
Ans. B.
Ans. B.
8. A left handed compliment
18. Beside the mark
A. A subtle rebuke
B. Wholesome praise A. Perfect B. Not to the point
C. An ambiguous compliment C. Relevant D. Charming
D. A mild compliment Ans. B.
Ans. C. 19. On tenterhooks
9. Cut a sorry figure A. Happy and excited
A. Did not stand straight B. In suspense and anxiety
B. Apologised for his remarks C. Angry and irritated
C. Created a wrong impression D. Surprised and shocked
D. Made a poor impression Ans. B.
Ans. D. 20. A cuckoo in the nest
10. To take to task A. One who likes to stay at home
A. Forgave him B. A view from a high place
B. Slapped him C. An unwelcome intruder
C. Gave him extra work D. One who is chosen as the leader of the
D. Reprimanded him group
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21. A house of cards 30. Throw cold water

A. An insecure scheme A. Encourage B. Discourage
B. A gambling house C. Attack D. Drench
C. A plan with high stakes Ans. B.
D. A place where cards are printed 31. Butt in
Ans. A. A. Record B. Impose
22. To smell a rat C. Improvise D. Interrupt
A. To see signs of plague epidemic Ans. D.
B. To get the bad smell of a dead rat 32. Couch potato
C. To suspect foul dealings
A. An old person who has old-fashioned
D. To be in a bad mood ideas.
Ans. C.
B. A person who prefers to watch television.
23. Old head on young shoulders
C. A person who does not seem very friendly.
A. To be intelligent when old
B. To be old and yet look young D. Someone who stays calm and does not
show their emotions.
C. To be wise beyond his years
D. To be smarter with age Ans. B.
Ans. C. 33. Carry the ball
24. A wild-goose chase A. Decorate the ball B. Be in charge
A. A fruitful search C. Take the decision D. Be the hostess
B. A pointless search Ans. B.
C. To search for a wild-goose 34. Turned down
D. A hunting expedition A. Subject B. Object
Ans. B. C. Reject D. Deject
25. Hard of hearing Ans. C.
A. To be disturbed B. To be confused
35. To catch a tartar
C. To be deaf D. To be dumb
A. To catch a dangerous person
Ans. C.
B. To deal with a person who is more than
26. Burn your boats
one's match
A. Have a burning desire to win
C. To trap a wanted criminal with great
B. Become extremely tired after working
difficulty
very hard
C. Do something that makes it impossible to D. To live carefully and cautiously
return to the previous situation Ans. A.
D. Want to spend money as soon as you get 36. Cap in hand
it A. Defiant
Ans. C. B. Screaming
27. Dressing-down C. Well behaved
A. Apply bandage D. In a respectful manner
B. Wear an expensive gown
Ans. D.
C. Give a scolding
37. In the blues
D. Pretend
A. Cheerless and depressed
Ans. C.
28. Null and void B. Violent and angry
A. Invalid B. Observant C. Wearing blue badges
C. Uncontrolled D. Homeless D. Singing sad songs
Ans. A. Ans. A.
29. A dark horse 38. Cheek by jowl
A. A wild animal A. Very close together
B. A black horse B. Arguing
C. An unknown entry C. Teasing one another
D. A front runner D. Avoiding one another
Ans. C.
Ans. A.
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39. Beyond the pale 49. Put up the shutters

A. Unreasonable or unacceptable A. Went out of business
B. Beyond redemption B. Experienced a downside
C. Full of rhetoric C. Sold off assets
D. Distasteful D. Changed ownership
Ans. A. Ans. A.
40. Blow one's own trumpet 50. A drop in a bucket
A. Play some music B. Surprise oneself A. As much as possible
C. Praise oneself D. Condone oneself B. Nothing at all
Ans. C. C. A handsome amount
41. Stick to his guns D. A very insignificant amount
A. Stand by his truth Ans. D.
B. Maintain his own opinion
51. Draw a blank
C. Maintain his weapons
A. Paint something B. Find no favour
D. Maintain his anger
C. Oblige someone D. Teach someone
Ans. B.
Ans. B.
42. At sea
A. Journey B. At a loss 52. Put two and two together
C. Surprise D. Sad A. Bad at mathematics
Ans. B. B. Poor financial condition
43. Straw in the wind C. Reason logically
A. A light-weight object D. Forget something
B. A lucky charm Ans. C.
C. A game that kids play 53. An axe to grind
D. An indication of what might happen A. Attack aggressively
Ans. D. B. Suffer a lot
44. Face the music C. Betray somebody
A. Be applauded B. Be ridiculed D. Have a selfish interest
C. Be punished D. Be dismissed Ans. D.
Ans. C. 54. Pick to pieces
45. Curry favour A. Study something superficially
A. Seek impartial judgement B. Complete a work entirely
B. Seek favourable attention C. Analyse critically
C. Prepare a dish D. Select only what you need.
D. Attract attention Ans. C.
Ans. B.
55. Wild goose chase
46. Weal and woe
A. An admirable enterprise
A. Friends and enemies
B. An honest effort
B. Be in danger
C. A foolish, unprofitable adventure
C. Adversity
D. A powerful effort
D. Good times and bad times
Ans. D. Ans. C.
47. Call in question 56. Smell a rat
A. Summon as a witness A. Detect bad smell
B. Doubtful B. Suspect a trick or deceit
C. Prove a theory C. Misunderstand
D. Challenge D. See hidden meaning
Ans. D. Ans. B.
48. Make both ends meet 57. A live wire
A. Live within means A. Industrious and brilliant
B. Achieve a solution B. Lively and active
C. Live among people C. Sincere and intelligent
D. End of the road D. Sincere and efficient
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58. Capital Punishment 69. To put a spoke in one's wheel

A. Death sentence A. To repair one's cycle
B. Life imprisonment B. To hinder
C. To be jailed C. To trip a rider
D. Imprisoned for a long period D. To add an extra wheel
Ans. A. Ans. B.
59. Leaps and bounds 70. To clip one's wings
A. Slowly B. Rapidly A. To stop one from flying
C. Jumping D. Stationary B. To trim the leaves
Ans. B. C. To deprive one of power
60. Wet behind the ears D. To hurt a bird
A. Skilful Ans. C.
B. Young and rich with experience 71. To play fast and loose
C. Young and without much experience A. To be narrow minded
D. Hearing impaired B. To play a good game
Ans. C. C. To act in an unreliable way
61. Under a cloud D. To defeat a person
A. Sheltered from the sun Ans. C.
B. Under suspicion 72. Feather one's own nest
C. Out in the open A. Decorate
D. Get wet B. Work hard at home
Ans. B. C. build a home
62. Get the sack D. make money in an improper way
A. Look for a sack B. Find a sack Ans. D.
C. Get a call back D. Be dismissed 73. Pull a fast one
Ans. D. A. as fast as lightning
63. Feather in one's cap B. play a trick
A. Discrimination C. carry a heavy burden
B. A new and additional distinction D. take a deep breath
C. Hunting Ans. B.
D. Bird watching 74. grease the palm
Ans. B. A. dirty one's hands
64. Donkey's years B. work in a garage
A. A decade B. A long time C. slip and fall
C. A century D. Since school days D. bribe
Ans. B. Ans. D.
65. Leave no stone unturned 75. turn turtle
A. Try every possible way A. slow like a turtle
B. Behave smartly B. turn like a turtle
C. Constructing C. over-turn
D. Wasting no time D. a game turtles play
Ans. A. Ans. C.
66. A Man of letters 76. Cat-nap
A. Letter – writer B. Proof - reader A. Rest B. Fitful sleep
C. Postman D. Scholar C. Long sleep D. Short sleep
Ans. D. Ans. D.
67. Bear in mind 77. To pull a long face
A. Respect B. Observe A. Looked happily
C. Remember D. Pretend to listen B. Looked surprised
Ans. C. C. Looked sad
68. To nip in the bud D. Looked calm
A. To stop something at the start Ans. C.
B. To trim the flowers 78. Fit her like a glove.
C. to pluck the flowers A. Too large B. Too shabby
D. to steal from C. Too tight D. Perfectly
Ans. A. Ans. D.
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79. Caught red-handed 88. Drag one's feet

A. Caught by mistake A. Make something more complicated
B. Caught with a red-handkerchief B. Expedite
C. Found wounded C. Be reluctant to act
D. Discovered in the act of doing D. Stop working
Ans. D. Ans. C.
80. Gate crasher 89. Hope against hope
A. Invader B. Thief A. Think wishfully from time to time
C. Uninvited guest D. Children B. Hoped with good reason
Ans. C. C. Nurture an impossible hope
81. For all intents and purposes D. Pretend to hope
A. For all businesses Ans. C.
B. Obliquely 90. For keeps
C. Practically A. Himself B. Away
D. Almost perfect C. Forever D. Hid
Ans. C.
Ans. C.
91. Pale into insignificance
82. Go out of one's way
A. Seemed less important
A. Did not want to
B. Was less exciting
B. Ran away
C. Was less hectic
C. Did everything possible D. Was dull and pale
D. Tried to avoid us Ans. A.
Ans. C. 92. With one voice
83. In the running A. By one man
A. Loves to run B. By one community
B. Running from the law C. Unanimously
C. Physically fit D. In disharmony
D. Has good prospects in the competition Ans. C.
Ans. D. 93. Made light of
84. Beat around the bush A. Did not hear
A. Walk around the forest B. Treated it lightly
B. Clean the bushy areas C. Blew away
C. Avoiding the main topic D. Carried with him
D. Play around the forest Ans. B.
Ans. C. 94. Every inch a gentleman
85. Make room A. Somewhat B. Partly
A. Clean the room C. Entirely D. Calculative
B. Make space Ans. C.
95. Gall and wormwood
C. Attain the room
A. A problem B. Hateful
D. Make a clean sweep
C. Useless D. Hard to digest
Ans. B.
Ans. B.
86. Mend your ways
96. To add fuel to the fire
A. Happy with one's behaviour
A. Prevent fire from dying out
B. Sad with one's behaviour B. Make the fire burn brightly
C. Destroy one's behaviour C. Make things worse
D. Improve one's behaviour D. Waste fuel for no reason.
Ans. D. Ans. C.
87. Beggar description 97. To take to heart
A. Cannot be described A. To be greatly affected
B. Something described by a beggar B. To take something heartily
C. A poor account of something C. To strike at the heart, out of enjoyment
D. A description of a beggar D. To suffer from heart disease
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98. To bring to light 105. Be down with

A. To put on light A. Suffering from B. In grief with
B. To reveal C. In pain with D. Aching with
C. To bring a light Ans. A.
D. To arrange light sufficiently 106. Fair – weather friend
Ans. B. A. Honest only when easy and convenient
99. All moonshine B. Truthful only when easy and convenient
A. Glowing B. Far from reality C. Supports only when easy and convenient
C. Celestial D. About the moon D. Temporary only when easy and
Ans. B. convenient
100. At a snail's pace Ans. C.
A. Quietly B. Quickly 107. Pull together
C. Continuously D. Slowly A. Become friends
Ans. D. B. Work harmoniously
101. Call on C. Be successful
A. Telephone B. Seek help D. Live happily
C. Pay a visit D. Order Ans. B.
Ans. C. 108. To bury the hatchet
102. Pros and Cons A. To make peace B. To dig the ground
A. Professionals C. To negotiate D. To make war
B. Con artists Ans. A.
C. Professionals and con artists 109. Selling like hot cakes
D. Advantages and disadvantages A. To have a good season
Ans. D. B. To become as planned
103. Once in a blue moon C. To have a very slow sale
A. Very rarely B. Common D. To have a very good sale
C. Predictable D. Ordinary Ans. D.
Ans. A. 110. Scot free
104. Fish out of water A. Unlimited B. Unpunished
A. Dehydrated C. To freedom D. Unrepentant
B. Comfortable position Ans. B.
C. An uncomfortable position
D. Fish in an aquarium
Ans. C.

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