- These tests are a check for your learning and your level with respect to the basic vocabulary skills
- Directions for individual questionsEach question has a sentence that uses an idiom or phrase. You need to identify the apt meaning of the idiom/phrase from the given options
Idioms and Phrases: Test-15
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Question 1 |
To hit the jackpot
to gamble | |
to get an unexpected victory | |
to be wealthy | |
to make money quickly |
Question 1 Explanation:
‘To hit the jackpot’ means to win a large amount of money unexpectedly.
For example: Sheldon hit the jackpot in the lottery.
Question 2 |
I was so disappointed when my close friend left me in the lurch.
Went away without waiting for me | |
Helped me in difficult times | |
Abandoned me when I needed help | |
Stopped helping me in emergency |
Question 2 Explanation:
The idiom leave somebody in the lurch means: To fail to help somebody when in need
For example: She was left in a lurch by him.
Question 3 |
Having no arguments to defend his point. the speaker began to beat about the bush.
Wander across the words | |
Speak in a haphazard manner | |
Speak in a round, about manner | |
Make use of irrelevant reference |
Question 3 Explanation:
The idiom beat about the bush/ beat around the bush means: to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point
For example: There is no need to beat about the bush
Question 4 |
Naresh Goyal had to stand on his feet very early in his life.
To be a runner | |
To be independent | |
To stand erect | |
To be alone |
Question 4 Explanation:
The idiom ‘To stand on one’s feet’ means: To be (financially) independent/ not to depend upon anybody.
For example: Making a child stand on his own feet is the biggest ambition as well as challenge for every parent.
Question 5 |
I trust you will bear with me a few minutes more.
Have patience with | |
Support | |
Carry on | |
Control yourself |
Question 5 Explanation:
The phrase ‘bear with’ means: to show patience to someone/something and not losing our composure over it.
For example: I cannot bear with his snide comments anymore.
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