(a) well-connected

S Word Related Idioms (b) unwell

(c) conceited
1. Stir up a hornet’s nest
(d) famous
(a) encourage
8. Speaks volumes
(b) create trouble
(a) gives enough proof or states
(c) neighbourhood
clearly
(d) well-mannered people
(b) boasts a lot
2. Spick and Span
(c) publicly announces
(a) high and low
(d) showers praise
(b) dark and light
9. Smell a rat
(c) neat and clean
(a) detect something wrong
(d) happy and sad
(b) feel very pleased
3. Sweeping statement
(c) become complaisant
(a) rash statement
(d) behave arrogantly
(b) unpremeditated statement
10. Sell like hot cakes
(c) thoughtless statement
(a) to face hardship
(d) generalized statements
(b) to sell quickly
4. Sink or swim
(c) to agree fully
(a) Start a swimming training
(d) to deal with a problem
(b) Stay dead or alive
11. See eye to eye
(c) Fail or succeed entirely by one’s
(a) See clearly
own efforts
(b) Be suspicious
(d) To live or die
(c) Stare at someone
5. Spill the beans
(d) Agree with someone
(a) To tell people about someone’s
12. Spin one's wheels
secrets
(a) Keep bagging about oneself
(b) As a low priority
(b) Try your luck
(c) Everyone gets a chance eventually
(c) Expel much effort for little or no
(d) Once in a life-time
gain
6. See through the design
(d) Start a long journey
(a) learn the aim
13. Stand corrected
(b) know the antecedents
(a) To admit that one has been wrong
(c) know the secret
(b) To correct someone else for their
(d) be aware of the trick
wrong doings
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 (c) To defend oneself on being caught
red-handed
(d) To run away from punishment
14. Scapegoats
(a) Punished for others’ misdeeds
(b) Developed poor relations
(c) Treated humbly and respectfully
(d) Scolded with arrogant reactions
15. Steal the show
(a) Steal something from the show
(b) Creep into the show
(c) Win everybody’s praise
(d) Disappear from the show
16. Show the white feather
(a) Show signs of cowardice
(b) Act arrogantly
(c) Show intimacy
(d) Act impudently
17. Sea change
(a) Small change
(b) Drastic change
(c) Nominal change
(d) Fast change
18. Sow wild oats
(a) To make someone fool
(b) To make space to read
(c) To take revenge
(d) To waste time by doing foolish
things
19. Saved by the bell
(a) When time is in your favour
(b) Saved at the last moment
(c) The bell rings at the most
opportune time
(d) Prayers are answered when the
church bell rings
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20. Stand on ceremony
(a) To expect that everything is done in
the proper and very formal way
(b) To finish something or to give it
away so that it is no longer your
responsibility
(c) To say that having different
experiences makes life fun and
interesting
(d) To do something slowly
21. Sum and substance
(a) summary
(b) explanation
(c) result
(d) effect
22. Something up one's sleeve
(a) A grand idea
(b) A secret plan
(c) A profitable plan
(d) Something important
23. Streak of bad luck
(a) Something bad for business
(b) Continuous unfortunate situations
(c) Evil attempt
(d) Unworthy of something
24. Swan-song
(a) Music as sweet as a song of birds
(b) A melodious song in praise of
someone
(c) Praise of a woman by her lover
(d) Last work of a poet or musician
before death
25. Strain every nerve
(a) To have ill health
(b) Work very hard
(c) Beg before others
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26. Scot free 33. Sharp practices
(a) Unlimited (a) Dishonest means
(b) Unpunished (b) Witty
(c) To freedom (c) Intelligent decisions
(d) Unrepentant (d) Quick decisions
27. Seamy side 34. Shake in shoes
(a) The unpleasant aspects (a) Have a weak base
(b) The gentler aspects (b) Show signs of anger
(c) The softer aspects (c) Tremble with fear
(d) The pleasanter aspects (d) Stand up to salute
28. Square peg in a round hole 35. Stand on his feet
(a) Understanding (a) To be physically strong
(b) Misfit (b) To be independent
(c) Competent (c) To stand erect
(d) Most fit (d) To be successful
29. Sail in the same boat 36. Stand-offish
(a) Be in the same situation (a) Angry
(b) Suspect something uncanny (b) Hilarious
(c) Suspect something wrong (c) Indifferent
(d) Be in a different situation (d) Unmanageable
30. Sit on the fence 37. Stave off an open battle
(a) Create conflicts (a) Postpone
(b) Protect something (b) Wait and see
(c) Avoid making a decision (c) Allow it to take its own course
(d) Poke fun at people (d) Prevent
31. See the light of day 38. Said a mouthful
(a) teach someone (a) lengthy remark
(b) finally happen/to become publicly (b) angry remark
known (c) abusive remark
(c) write it down (d) important and meaningful remark
(d) explain to someone 39. Sauce for the goose
32. Shades of grey (a) What is thought suitable pay for a
(a) Monotonous life man should also be for a woman
(b) Dark side of something (b) Goose and the gender eat the
(c) Not clear if right or wrong same sauce
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 (c) Both goose and gander should be (b) Take a job
equally treated (c) Take a responsibility for doing
(d) In a hurry something difficult
40. Scream blue murder (d) Take an opportunity
(a) Someone has been murdered with 46. Say your piece
some blue liquid (a) Speak but don't listen stances
(b) Someone is being murdered and (b) Speak in a talkative manner
has become blue (c) Make your argument piece by
(c) Suffer from persecution complex piece
(d) Make a great deal of noise and (d) Express your opinion
object vehemently 47. Set the tone for something
41. Small talk (a) Right tune and harmony
(a) whispering (b) To establish a particular mood or
(b) backbiting character
(c) gossip (c) Musical Note
(d) light conversation (d) Orchestra in full swing
42. Strike gold 48. Shed light on
(a) To have great success with (a) To reduce weight
something (b) To explain a situation
(b) To discover gold (c) To disconnect electricity
(c) Good luck (d) To light a fire
(d) Uncover or find a valuable line of 49. Separate the wheat from the chaff
argument or information (a) Cooking food during famine
43. Salad days (b) To separate the valuable from the
(a) The period when one is young and worthless
inexperienced (c) Farming barren lands with little
(b) Difficult times water
(c) Old days (d) Harvesting crops and cooking
(d) Happy days them
44. Scoop out 50. Second wind
(a) To be out of the competition (a) Accept your fault
(b) To avoid a situation (b) With renewed energy and vigour
(c) To make a preliminary inspection (c) Do something again and again
(d) To go out (d) Accept one’s fault
45. Step up the plate
(a) Take control
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 51. Snowed under
(a) Lazy
(b) Silent
(c) Calm
(d) Busy
52. Salt of the earth
(a) Do anything possible
(b) A very good and honest person
(c) Discovered after a lot of searching
(d) Choose one at random
53. So far so good
(a) Not impressed with how things are
(b) Things are going well so far
(c) No improvement in the work being
done
(d) Good things can go far away
54. Someone’s heart is in the right place
(a) Suddenly feel so excited or
frightened that your heart beats
faster
(b) Change your opinion or the way
you feel
(c) Share secret worries with
someone else
(d) Someone is good even if they
sometimes behave in a wrong
manner
55. Swim with the tide
(a) Agree with the popular opinion
(b) Accept your fault
(c) Do something again and again
(d) Going for a swim during the high
tide
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56. Sitting shotgun
(a) Someone who is cherished above
all others
(b) Someone who is left-hanaded
(c) Riding in the front passenger seat
of a car
(d) A scamp
57. Save your breath
(a) To make an effort that will be futile
(b) To hold one’s anger
(c) To work hard (d) To be resentful
58. Steal someone’s thunder
(a) to be rude
(b) to take something away
(c) to take credit of someone else’s
work
(d) to be in the spotlight
59. Snowball effect
(a) A situation in which something
increases at a faster rate
(b) No chance at all
(c) Frequently
(d) Nearby
60. Scrape the barrel
(a) To be forced to use one's last and
weakest resource
(b) Trying to find something
(c) Using all the ways to achieve the
desired result
(d) Hiding something
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S word idiom 22.b 44.c

1.b 23.b 45.c

2.c 24.d 46.d

3.d 25.b 47.b

4.c 26.b 48.b

5.a 27.a 49.b

6.d 28.b 50.b

7.c 29.a 51.d

8.a 30.c 52.b

9.a 31.b 53.b

10.b 32.c 54.d

11.d 33.a 55.a

12.c 34.c 56.c

13.a 35.b 57.a

14.a 36.c 58.c

15.c 37.a 59.a

16.a 38.d 60.a

17.b 39.a

18.d 40.d

19.b 41.d

20.a 42.a

21.a 43.a

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