Idioms and Phrases
Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
- Leave no stone unturned
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Try every possible way Leave no stone unturned = to do everything you can to achieve a good result. Look at the sentence : He left no stone unturned in his search for his natural mother.
Correct Option: A
Try every possible way Leave no stone unturned = to do everything you can to achieve a good result. Look at the sentence : He left no stone unturned in his search for his natural mother.
- Donkey’s years
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A long time Donkey’s years = a very long time Look at the sentence : We have been close friends for donkey’s years.
Correct Option: B
A long time Donkey’s years = a very long time Look at the sentence : We have been close friends for donkey’s years.
- Feather in one’s cap
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A new and additional distinction Feather in one’s cap = an achievement to be proud of. Look at the sentence : It is a feather in your cap when you are asked to be captain.
Correct Option: B
A new and additional distinction Feather in one’s cap = an achievement to be proud of. Look at the sentence : It is a feather in your cap when you are asked to be captain.
- Smell a rat
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Suspect something wrong Smell a rat = begin to suspect trickery or deception. Look at the sentence : When she died, investigators were called in who soon smelt a rat.
Correct Option: A
Suspect something wrong Smell a rat = begin to suspect trickery or deception. Look at the sentence : When she died, investigators were called in who soon smelt a rat.
- Leaps and bounds
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Rapidly By leaps and bounds = to become larger quickly; by large movements forward. Look at the sentence : The profits of my company are increasing by leaps and bounds.
Correct Option: B
Rapidly By leaps and bounds = to become larger quickly; by large movements forward. Look at the sentence : The profits of my company are increasing by leaps and bounds.