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.
- to fall back on
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to fall back on : to go to somebody for support ; to have something to use when you are in difficulty
● I fall back on old friends in time of need. The best option is to seek support out of necessity.Correct Option: D
to fall back on : to go to somebody for support ; to have something to use when you are in difficulty
● I fall back on old friends in time of need. The best option is to seek support out of necessity.
- to lose ground
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to lose ground : to lose an advantage for yoursel; to become less popular
● Good restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all around the city. The best option is to become less popularCorrect Option: B
to lose ground : to lose an advantage for yoursel; to become less popular
● Good restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all around the city. The best option is to become less popular
- a little gush of gratitude
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a little gush of gratitude : a feeling of thankfulness
● I felt a little gush of gratitude when I met her at the airport. The best option is friendly feeling.Correct Option: B
a little gush of gratitude : a feeling of thankfulness
● I felt a little gush of gratitude when I met her at the airport. The best option is friendly feeling.
- There is no soft option to the crisis now.
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soft option : a choice which is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc.
● The instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade. The best option is easy and agreeable option.Correct Option: C
soft option : a choice which is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc.
● The instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade. The best option is easy and agreeable option.
- Winter was so bad that the nomadic tribesmen found it difficult to keep the wolf from the door.
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to keep the wolf from the door : to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry
● I don’t make a lot of money; it is just enough to keep the wolf from the door. The best option is escape starvation.Correct Option: B
to keep the wolf from the door : to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry
● I don’t make a lot of money; it is just enough to keep the wolf from the door. The best option is escape starvation.
