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.
- steal someone’s thunder
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steal someone’s thunder : to get the attention, success etc. that somebody else was expecting ; take credit for something someone else did. Here, take credit for something someone else did is the right option. Look at the sentence :
● They all worked together on the pocket, but while submitting it, one of them stolen the thunder.Correct Option: A
steal someone’s thunder : to get the attention, success etc. that somebody else was expecting ; take credit for something someone else did. Here, take credit for something someone else did is the right option. Look at the sentence :
● They all worked together on the pocket, but while submitting it, one of them stolen the thunder.
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.
- Square peg in a round hole
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square peg in a round hole : a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation or who is not suitable for it. Here, misfit is the right option Look at the sentence :
● She doesn’t have the finesse for this job; she’s a square peg in a round hole.Correct Option: B
square peg in a round hole : a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation or who is not suitable for it. Here, misfit is the right option Look at the sentence :
● She doesn’t have the finesse for this job; she’s a square peg in a round hole.
- To eat one’s own words
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to eat one’s own words : to admit that what you said was wrong ; forced to retract one’s own statement; misfit Here, forced to retract one’s own statement is the right option. Look at the sentence :
● They will eat their words when I win.Correct Option: D
to eat one’s own words : to admit that what you said was wrong ; forced to retract one’s own statement; misfit Here, forced to retract one’s own statement is the right option. Look at the sentence :
● They will eat their words when I win.
- Between the horns of a dilemma.
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between the horns of a dilemma : in a situation in which you have to make a choice between things that are equally unpleasant Here, a difficult situation/ choice is the right option. Look at the sentence
● How can we decide which hospital to close ? we are between the horns of a ditemma.Correct Option: A
between the horns of a dilemma : in a situation in which you have to make a choice between things that are equally unpleasant Here, a difficult situation/ choice is the right option. Look at the sentence
● How can we decide which hospital to close ? we are between the horns of a ditemma.
- Whole nine yards
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whole nine yards : everything or a situation which includes everything. Here, everything is the right option Look at the sentence :
● When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert.Correct Option: D
whole nine yards : everything or a situation which includes everything. Here, everything is the right option Look at the sentence :
● When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert.