- 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-4
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Question 1 |
Have the last laugh
To be of a joyful nature | |
Laugh only after understanding something | |
To be victorious at the end of an argument | |
To crack the final joke |
Question 1 Explanation:
The idiom ‘Have the last laugh’ means: To get victory at the end of the argument after defeating the opponents.
For example: He didn’t say anything offensive but he got the last laugh unlimately
Question 2 |
Turn a deaf ear
Disregard | |
Defy | |
Disobey | |
Dismiss |
Question 2 Explanation:
The idiom ‘Turn a deaf ear’ means: To ignore or disobey. Not to pay heed to something
For example: Don’t turn deaf ear to your uncle’s warning.
Question 3 |
To smell a rat
To experience bad smell | |
To misunderstand | |
To see a hidden meaning | |
To suspect a trick |
Question 3 Explanation:
The idiom ‘To smell a rat’ means: to get suspicious of something unusual going on.
For example: I smelt a rat when I saw them together in the shopping mall.
Question 4 |
All his ventures went to the winds.
Dissipated | |
Got successful | |
Became infamous | |
Failed |
Question 4 Explanation:
The Idiom ‘went to the winds’ means: Not to materialize or to dissipate.
For example: I was depressed after my plan went to the winds
Question 5 |
At snail's pace
To do things very slowly | |
To be weak | |
To be very methodical and neat | |
To be indifferent |
Question 5 Explanation:
The idiom ‘At snail’s pace’ means: at a very slow pace.
For example: The official work took place at snail’s pace.
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