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.
- Assume airs
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Assume airs = to pretend superiority Look at the sentence : He is in the habit of assuming airs in the presence of his inlaws.
Correct Option: D
Assume airs = to pretend superiority Look at the sentence : He is in the habit of assuming airs in the presence of his inlaws.
- Smooth ruffled feathers
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Smooth ruffled feathers = to make somebody feel less angry or offended. Look at the sentence :
● spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance.Correct Option: B
Smooth ruffled feathers = to make somebody feel less angry or offended. Look at the sentence :
● spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance.
- The inspector was caught red-handed.
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red handed : caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
Correct Option: B
red handed : caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
- She was in a brown study and did not notice my entrance.
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reverie a brown study : a mood of deep absorption or thought fulness.
Correct Option: D
reverie a brown study : a mood of deep absorption or thought fulness.
- It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of present-day students.
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detachment and seclusion ivory tower : a situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life.
Correct Option: B
detachment and seclusion ivory tower : a situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life.
