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.

  1. 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.


  1. 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.



  1. 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.


  1. 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 option

    Correct 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



  1. 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 option

    Correct 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