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1.

Pass the buck on each other


A.To blame each other
B.To co-operate
C.To motivate
D.To make someone fool
2. Playing ducks and drakes
A. Play like children
B. Play with friends
C. To waste time
D.To squander money
3. Play truant
A. To be happy
B. To be away from home
C. To be absent from duty without permission
D.To be sad
4. Pay lip service
A. false appreciation
B. pretend to regard
C. true relation
D. false commitment
5. Pyrrhic victory
A. Great victory
B. Victory with a policy
C. Much awaited victory
D.Victory at a high cost
6. A queer fish.
A. Strange person
B. Pretty girl
C. Handsome boy
D. None of above
7. Quixotic project
A. Exciting project
B. Project which makes lots of money
C. Foolish idea
D.Interesting project
8. Rise to the occasion
A. To act as occasion demands
B. To disturb
C. To advice
D.To calm down
9. Rank and file
A. Punishment
B. Common Man
C. High status man
D.Bold man
10. Red rag to bull
A. To appreciate
B. To solve the issue
C. Anything that makes you happy
D.Anything that provokes
11. Red tapism
A. Official delay
B. Associated with a brand
C. Make someone angry
D. Extreme love
12. Red herring
A. Something to make you concentrate
B. Something to distract attention
C. Something to appease you
D.Something to help you
13. Stand in good stead
A. To be on a good Rank
B. Member of high society
C. Honest
D. To be helpful in need
14. Show white feather
A. To talk for peace
B. Asking for debate
C. To show cowardice
D.To show miracles
15. See eye to eye
A. to be against
B. to agree
C. to pacify
D.none of above
16. Spartan life
A. Living life full
B. Life of ascetic
C. Live life under someone
D. Very painful life
17. Set people by ear
A. to incite people
B. to listen carefully
C. to give long speech
D. to abuse
18. Stalking-horse
A. To make someone happy
B. To take order
C. To follow
D.Pretence
19. Spick and span
A. In order
B. Disorder
C. All qualities
D.No quality
20. Sowing wild oats
A. give a surprise
B. donate something
C. irresponsible pleasure seeking
D. take away something
21. Spill the beans
A. to take information
B. to give information
C. not to share information
D. information of a topic
22. Turn the tables
A. give warning
B. to welcome
C. to reverse the condition
D. to take revenge
23. Take up the cudgels
A. to disturb
B. to support
C. to follow
D.to appreciate
24. Turned up the corner
A. to be at one side
B. to pass a critical stage
C. to make some one feel happy
D. to make space to rest
25. Tall talk
A. Exaggerate the matters
B. Free Advice
C. Nonsense
D. Lengthy talk
26. Take with a pinch of salt
A. related to food
B. to be a little sad
C. to be a little happy
D. to accept with a doubt
27. Take the floor
A. to dismiss
B. take land of someone
C. make a speech
D. pretence
28. Throw up the sponge
A. to love
B. to hate
C. to surrender
D. to attack
29. Throw cold water
A. to discourage
B. to make some one calm
C. to listen
D. to get a loss
30. Took to his heels
A. to wait
B. to run away
C. to dance
D. to follow
31. Throw a spanner
A. to execute a plan
B. to sabotage a plan
C. to do something evil
D. to make feel good
32. Under the rose
A. something beautiful
B. someone bold
C. openly
D. secretly
33. Under the cloud
A. to be a secret
B. amazing
C. to be under suspicion
D. feel good factor
34. Wrangle over an ass’s shadow
A. to quarrel over the trifles
B. to be happy together
C. to play
D. to watch something together
35. Won laurels
A. to lose something
B. to take as fate
C. to win distinction
D.none of above
36. A white elephant
A. very attractive
B. very powerful
C. less utility more expenditure
D. very much helpful
37. Well disposed
A. Useless
B. helpful to somebody
C. very much excited
D. to settle for less
38. When the church comes
A. moment of decision
B. destination
C. dotage
D. win something
39. Willy-Nilly
A. In hurry
B. Slowly
C. To wait for uncertain time
D. Whether one wishes or not
40. Weal and woe
A. all the happiness
B. joy and sorrow
C. all about sadness
D. to be very quick
41. Wild-goose chase
A. collective effort
B. hard work
C. very profitable
D. unprofitable
42. Yeoman's service
A. excellent work
B. very slow work
C. harsh work
D. pending work
43. Wet behind the ears
A. Stupid and slow-witted
B. Young and inexperienced
C. Drenched in the rain
D.Unpunctual and lethargic
44. Take the bull by horns
A. Face a difficulty or danger confidently
B. Run way from a difficulty or danger
C. Ignore a difficulty or danger
D. Pull the bull’s horns
45.To beat the air
A. To act intelligently
B. To make a great effort
C. To make every possible effort
D. To make efforts that are useless or vain
46. Buckle down
A. Work seriously
B. Take it easy
C. Drop a subject
D. Go for a vacation
47. Keep an open house
A. Welcomes all members
B. Welcomes a selected group of people
C. Keep the doors of the house open
D.Keeps the gates open for a few persons
48. Goes about
A. Goes around
B. Moves around
C. Adjusts well
D. Tries to know more about
49. To rock the boat
A. To conspire against
B. To agitate against
C. To upset the balance
D. To create difficulties
50. Washed his hands off
A. Refused to change the decision
B. Took the responsibility
C. Refused to accept responsibility for
D. Overcame the difficulties

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