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.
- God’s acre refers to which of the following places?
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God’s acre: a churchyard burial area Here, A cemetery beside a Church is the right option
Correct Option: C
God’s acre: a churchyard burial area Here, A cemetery beside a Church is the right option
- He is like a snake in the grass for our family.
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snake in the grass : a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted. Look at the sentence :
● It’s upsetting to learn that someone you once viewed as a good colleague is in fact a snake in the grass. Here, a hidden rival is the right optionCorrect Option: D
snake in the grass : a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted. Look at the sentence :
● It’s upsetting to learn that someone you once viewed as a good colleague is in fact a snake in the grass. Here, a hidden rival is the right option
- to pick holes
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to pick holes : to find the weak points. Look at the sentence :
● It was easy to pick holes in his arguments. Here, to criticise someone is the right option.Correct Option: B
to pick holes : to find the weak points. Look at the sentence :
● It was easy to pick holes in his arguments. Here, to criticise someone is the right option.
- to put one’s hand to plough
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to put one’s hand to plough : to embark on/ take up a difficult task Look at the sentence :
● She needed a rest, but she had put her hand to the plough. Here, to take up a difficult task is the right option.Correct Option: A
to put one’s hand to plough : to embark on/ take up a difficult task Look at the sentence :
● She needed a rest, but she had put her hand to the plough. Here, to take up a difficult task is the right option.
- have a foot in the grave
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have one foot in the grave : to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer. Look at the sentence :
● I was so sick that I felt as if I had one foot in the grave. Here, be close to death is the right usage.Correct Option: C
have one foot in the grave : to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer. Look at the sentence :
● I was so sick that I felt as if I had one foot in the grave. Here, be close to death is the right usage.