- 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-16
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Question 1 |
He is as hard as nail, never moved by anything.
tough | |
emotionless | |
physically strong | |
hard working |
Question 1 Explanation:
The idiom ‘as hard as nails’, means to have no feelings or sympathy for other people.
For example: She'll be good in business - she's as hard as nails.
Question 2 |
I will do the work if I am allowed a free hand in the choice of materials.
complete liberty | |
an expense account | |
to employ men to work | |
unlimited funds |
Question 2 Explanation:
The phrase, ‘a free hand’, means characterized by or resulting from liberty.
For example: Give a man a free hand and he'll try to put it all over you.
Question 3 |
In black and white
useless | |
in writing | |
in short | |
in full swing |
Question 3 Explanation:
The idiom in black and white means in writing or printing (official).
For example: The students presented a complaint in black and white against the teacher.
Question 4 |
To get wind:
to forget | |
come to know | |
to tell | |
to fly |
Question 4 Explanation:
The idiom, ‘get wind of something’ means to learn of something which was intended to be kept as a secret.
For example: His mother got wind that he was taking drugs.
Question 5 |
Bad blood
low blood pressure | |
feeling of love | |
feeling of hatred | |
high blood pressure |
Question 5 Explanation:
The idiom, ‘bad blood’ means a strong feeling of hatred and enmity.
A sentence example is: There is bad blood between the two communities in the same state.
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