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 be all at sea.
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to be all at sea : confused and not knowing what to do
● I’m all at sea with these new rules and regulations. The best option is lost and confused.Correct Option: B
to be all at sea : confused and not knowing what to do
● I’m all at sea with these new rules and regulations. The best option is lost and confused.
- cold comfort
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cold comfort : the fact that something that would normally be good does not make you happy because the whole situation is bad
● It was cold comfort to the student that others had failed as he had done. The best option is slight satisfaction.Correct Option: C
cold comfort : the fact that something that would normally be good does not make you happy because the whole situation is bad
● It was cold comfort to the student that others had failed as he had done. The best option is slight satisfaction.
- a bolt from the blue
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a bolt from the blue : an event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete surprise
● She seemed to be very involved in her job, so her resignation came as a bolt from the blue. The best option is an unexpected event.Correct Option: C
a bolt from the blue : an event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete surprise
● She seemed to be very involved in her job, so her resignation came as a bolt from the blue. The best option is an unexpected event.
- to smell a rat
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to smell a rat : to suspect that something is wrong about a situation
● I don’t think this was an accident. I smell a rat. The best option is to be suspicious.Correct Option: D
to smell a rat : to suspect that something is wrong about a situation
● I don’t think this was an accident. I smell a rat. The best option is to be suspicious.
- to move heaven and earth
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to move heaven and earth : to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve something
● I would move heaven and earth to get an apartment here. The best option is to try everything possible.Correct Option: B
to move heaven and earth : to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve something
● I would move heaven and earth to get an apartment here. The best option is to try everything possible.
