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IDIOMS AND PHRASES

DAY VII
1. THE EVILS OF THE SOCIETY MUST BE NIPPED IN THE BUD.

A. TO DESTROY IN THE VERY BEGINNING


B. TO DESTROY AT THE END
C. TO MAKE USE OF TIME
D. TO WASTE TIME
2. I AM VERY WEAK IN PHYSICS, CAN'T GIVE ALL
ANSWERS OFF HAND.

A. READY OR QUICK
B. WITHOUT PREPARATION
C. BIAS
D. THOROUGHLY
3. YOU CAN WIN ALMOST EVERYONE WITH OILY
TONGUE.

A. ABUSE
B. HARSH WORDS
C. FLATTERING WORDS
D. PRAISE
4. HE WAS VERY SERIOUS BUT NOW HE IS OUT OF
THE WOODS.

A. OUT OF THE CITY


B. OUT OF CONTROL
C. OUT OF STOCK
D. OUT OF THE DANGER
5. NETA. JI SUBHASH CHANDER BOSE WAS A
PATRIOT OUT AND OUT.

A. OUT OF THE GAME


B. COMPLETELY
C. OUT OF THE AREA
D. NEGLIGENT
6. WE SHOULD NOT THINK ON THAT SCORE.

A. FOR THAT REASON


B. AT A PARTICULAR POINT
C. AT A FIXED DESTINATION
D. AT A ALARM
7. EVERYONE HAS HIS ACHILLES HEEL.

A. DANCING STEPS
B. GO AWAY FAST
C. WAITING
D. WEAK POINT
8. TILL JUDGE DO NOT GIVE FINAL JUDGEMENT WE
CANT SAY THAT HE IS OFF THE HOOK.

A. STARTING HATING
B. RELATED TO SHIPS
C. OUT OF TROUBLE
D. RELATED TO AEROPLANE
9. AFTER A THEFT IN THE HOUSE EVERYTHING WAS
PELL-MELL.

A. IN A JUMBLED
B. GREAT HONOUR
C. GREAT NEWS
D. GREAT FEELING
10. NO ONE CAN FORGET THE PALMY DAYS OF HIS
LIFE.

A. BAD DAYS
B. PROSPEROUS DAYS
C. DAYS SPEND OUT OF HOME
D. DAYS SPEND WITH SPECIAL ONE
11. POLITICAL PARTIES PASS THE BUCK ON EACH
OTHER FOR THE FAILURE ON ECONOMIC FRONT.

A. TO BLAME EACH OTHER


B. TO CO-OPERATE
C. TO MOTIVATE
D. TO MAKE SOMEONE FOOL
12. HE IS UNDER HEAVY DEBT BY PLAYING DUCKS
AND DRAKES.

A. PLAY LIKE CHILDREN


B. PLAY WITH FRIENDS
C. TO WASTE TIME
D. TO SQUANDER MONEY
13. COMPANY HAS ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR
THE EMPLOYEES WHO PLAY TRUANT.

A. TO BE HAPPY
B. TO BE AWAY FROM HOME
C. TO BE ABSENT FROM DUTY WITHOUT PERMISSION
D. TO BE SAD
14. MOST OF POLITICIANS PAY LIP SERVICE TO THE
PLIGHT OF POOR.

A. FALSE APPRECIATION
B. PRETEND TO REGARD
C. TRUE RELATION
D. FALSE COMMITMENT
15. GREEK VICTORY OVER TROJANS PROVED TO BE
PYRRHIC VICTORY.

A. GREAT VICTORY
B. VICTORY WITH A POLICY
C. MUCH AWAITED VICTORY
D. VICTORY AT A HIGH COST
16. I CAN NOT TALK TO HIM, HE IS SUCH A QUEER
FISH.

A. STRANGE PERSON
B. PRETTY GIRL
C. HANDSOME BOY
D. NONE OF ABOVE
17. BEING NOT WORLDLY WISE HE WASTED ALL HIS
MONEY IN QUIXOTIC PROJECTS.

A. EXCITING PROJECT
B. PROJECT WHICH MAKES LOTS OF MONEY
C. FOOLISHLY DEAL
D. INTERESTING PROJECT
18. TO FACE CRITICAL SITUATIONS BOLDLY YOU
SHOULD RISE TO THE OCCASION.

A. TO ACT AS OCCASION DEMANDS


B. TO DISTURB
C. TO ADVICE
D. TO CALM DOWN.
19. WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE RANK AND FILE
IN EVERY POLICY WE MAKE IN NATIONAL
INTEREST.

A. PUNISHMENT
B. COMMON MAN
C. HIGH STATUS MAN
D. BOLD MAN
20. HIS EXCUSES WERE LIKE RED RAG TO BULL FOR
ME.

A. TO APPRECIATE
B. TO SOLVE THE ISSUE
C. ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY
D. ANYTHING THAT PROVOKES
21. RED TAPISM IS BANE FOR ANY BUREAUCRACY.

A. OFFICIAL DELAY
B. ASSOCIATED WITH A BRAND
C. MAKE SOMEONE ANGRY
D. EXTREME LOVE
22. I THINK THIS DEMAND IS JUST A RED HERRING,
PLEASE CHECK OTHER ONE.

A. SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU CONCENTRATE


B. SOMETHING TO DISTRACT ATTENTION
C. SOMETHING TO APPEASE YOU
D. SOMETHING TO HELP YOU
23. DURING THE TIME OF DISTRESS THE ADVICE OF
ELDERS ALWAYS STANDS IN GOOD STEAD.

A. TO BE ON A GOOD RANK
B. MEMBER OF HIGH SOCIETY
C. HONEST
D. TO BE HELPFUL IN NEED
24. RAHUL IS VERY BRAVE, HE NEVER SHOWS WHITE
FEATHER IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

A. TO TALK FOR PEACE


B. ASKING FOR DEBATE
C. TO SHOW COWARDICE
D. TO SHOW MIRACLES
25. RAHUL CAN NEVER SEE EYE TO EYE WITH HIS
ELDER BROTHER.

A. TO BE AGAINST
B. TO AGREE
C. TO PACIFY
D. NONE OF ABOVE
26. SWAMI VIVEKANAND LED A SPARTAN LIFE.

A. LIVING LIFE FULL


B. LIFE OF ASCETIC
C. LIVE LIFE UNDER SOMEONE
D. VERY PAINFUL LIFE
27. FEW PEOPLE SET PEOPLE BY EAR FOR THEIR OWN
BENEFITS.

A. TO INCITE PEOPLE
B. TO LISTEN CAREFULLY
C. TO GIVE LONG SPEECH
D. TO ABUSE
28. THE NEW GROUP COULD, HOWEVER, ACT AS AN
EFFECTIVE STALKING-HORSE.

A. TO MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY


B. TO TAKE ORDER
C. TO FOLLOW
D. PRETENCE
29. SHE HAS KEPT HER HOUSE SPICK AND SPAN.

A. IN ORDER
B. DISORDER
C. ALL QUALITIES
D. NO QUALITY
30. AFTER SOWING HIS WILD OATS RAVI HAS
DECIDED TO STICK TO THE STRAIGHT AND
NARROW PATH IN FUTURE.

A. GIVE A SURPRISE
B. DONATE SOMETHING
C. IRRESPONSIBLE PLEASURE SEEKING
D. TAKE AWAY SOMETHING
PRACTICE EXERCISE
1. SPARTAN LIFE

A. Seperate life
B. Life of different style
C. Straight forward life
D. Simple life
2. QUIXOTIC

A. Grateful
B. Hateful
C. Plentiful
D. Fanciful
3. QUEER FISH

A. Always helpful
B. Peculiar person
C. Inevitable
D. Intelligent
4. SEE EYE TO EYE

A. Disagreement
B. Agree
C. Work seperately
D. Make an idea
5. OFFHAND

A. In a lurch
B. In a dilemma
C. All of a sudden
D. Silently
6. HAVE A FEET OF CLAY

A. Skip the main point


B. To be suspicious
C. Tackle with care
D. Escape from punishment
8. NIP IN THE BUD

A. Face bravely
B. Destroy at an early stage
C. Sleep in the bed
D. Look at the sky
9. HOBNOB’S CHOICE

A. Readymade
B. Solid choice
C. compulsion
D. Perfect match
10. A FEATHER IN ONE’S CAP

A. Sign of dignity
B. Sign of fear
C. Sign of treaty
D. Sign of love

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