Idioms and Phrases
Direction: In these questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase given in bold.
- make room
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make room : make space Look at the sentence :
● How can we make room for all the furniture ? Hence, make space is the right option.Correct Option: B
make room : make space Look at the sentence :
● How can we make room for all the furniture ? Hence, make space is the right option.
- beat around the bush
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beat around the bush : to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point. Look at the sentence :
● Stop beating about/ around the bush and tell me what you want. Hence, avoiding the main topic is the right option.Correct Option: C
beat around the bush : to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point. Look at the sentence :
● Stop beating about/ around the bush and tell me what you want. Hence, avoiding the main topic is the right option.
- to flog a dead horse
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to flog a dead horse : to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible Look at the sentence :
● You’re flogging a dead horse trying to persuade Simon to come to Spain with us. Here, to waste one’s efforts is the right option.Correct Option: B
to flog a dead horse : to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible Look at the sentence :
● You’re flogging a dead horse trying to persuade Simon to come to Spain with us. Here, to waste one’s efforts is the right option.
- cat nap
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cat nap : brief sleep Look at the sentence :
● I am going to try to squeeze in a cat nap before my next shift starts Here, to sleep briefly is the right optionCorrect Option: D
cat nap : brief sleep Look at the sentence :
● I am going to try to squeeze in a cat nap before my next shift starts Here, to sleep briefly is the right option
- pull a long face
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pull a long face : to have an unhappy or disappointed expression. Look at the sentence :
● He took one look at her long face and said ‘what’s wrong ?’ Here, to look sad is the right optionCorrect Option: B
pull a long face : to have an unhappy or disappointed expression. Look at the sentence :
● He took one look at her long face and said ‘what’s wrong ?’ Here, to look sad is the right option