Idioms 1 – 25

Identify the option that can be substituted as the correct idiom for the underlined part of the given sentence.

My cousin sister Neetu had an aerial view of the trade fair from the top of the giant wheel.

1. A bird in the gilded cage
2. Bird’s eye view
3. Birds of same feather
4. Bird brain

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Get up on the wrong side of the bed

1. Someone who is having a horrible day
2. Destroy or ruin a plan
3. Someone who is having a good day
4. Go to bed or go to sleep

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Treading on thin ice

1. Playing with a sharp icicle
2. To be in a dangerous risky position
3. Skating on ice fallen in a hailstorm
4. Making a thin ice sculpture

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Outer protective layer of a tree.

1. Bark
2. Shrub
3. Rind
4. Peel

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He is rich and famous and expects everyone to ______ on him.

1. tap dance like mad
2. dead duck
3. give a song and dance
4. dance attendance

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given underlined segment in the sentence.

Riya always considers sincerity, devotion and dedication as the highest priority of a good employee.

1. Fair and square
2. Ever and anon
3. Free and easy
4. First and foremost

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Hard nut to crack

1. A problem difficult to solve
2. To leave an effect
3. A situation that can be altered
4. To bid farewell

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I really don’t want to pour cold water on your theory but it cannot be applied to real life situations.

1. To destroy someone’s written piece of work
2. To take revenge on someone by destroying their lives’ work under the pretext of bad quality
3. To be critical or doubtful of a plan that someone is excited about
4. To give goosebumps by showing a prospect

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Filled with fear or dread

1. Prudent
2. Tremulous
3. Corpulent
4. Hysterical

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In most organisations there are predators who take advantage over the meek ones.

1. supporters
2. philanthropists
3. benefactors
4. exploiters

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The termites were just the tip of the _____, but the house was near collapsing in reality.

1. mountain
2. iceberg
3. shoe
4. heel

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The internationally agreed Declaration of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action, the so-called S.A.M.O.A Pathway, recognises that SIDS remains a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities.

1. vast
2. unsuitable
3. rare
4. imperishable

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The better you know someone the less you like him.

1. Save for a rainy day
2. Spill the beans
3. The elephant in the room
4. Familiarity breeds contempt

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In a soup

1. Extremely short of money
2. To exhibit cowardice
3. To get nothing
4. In trouble

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Life history written by oneself.

1. Autography
2. Autobiography
3. Autophagy
4. Autocracy

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His voice gets on my nerves.

1. Makes me ill
2. Pierces my eardrums
3. Irritates me
4. Makes me sad

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Though very rich, Alexander always saves for a rainy day.

1. Saves money for later
2. Lives like a miser
3. Spends too much
4. Accumulates less wealth

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After finishing this assignment, the employees make it a day.

1. call it a day
2. consider it a day
3. stop it a day
4. ring it a day

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Anita keeps on repeating that she is innocent, but there is ______

1. no smoke without fire
2. no pulling up of the socks
3. no rubbing of the shoulders
4. no love lost between

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Out of the blue

1. Undoubtedly
2. Unexpectedly
3. Unbelievably
4. Unconcerned

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You snooze, you lose

1. If you oversleep, you are likely to lose a job
2. Laziness is not good
3. You may lose your money if snoozing is not stopped
4. If you are not alert, you are likely to miss opportunities

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I just went to Bali on a backpacking trip and did everything by the ear without any itinerary.

1. by spreading rumors
2. by improvisation
3. while criticising
4. by asking