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 keep under wraps means to keep something
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to keep under wraps : being kept secret until sometime in the future
● We kept the plan under wraps until after the election. The best option is secret.Correct Option: D
to keep under wraps : being kept secret until sometime in the future
● We kept the plan under wraps until after the election. The best option is secret.
- to die in harness means to die while
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to die in harness : to die at one’s work
● My friend, Rashi, died in harness. The best option is still in service.Correct Option: D
to die in harness : to die at one’s work
● My friend, Rashi, died in harness. The best option is still in service.
- She is a fair-weather friend.
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a fair-weather friend : somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble
● I had a lot of money and I knew a lot of people, but most of them turned out to be fair-weather friends. The best option is a friend who deserts you in difficulties.Correct Option: C
a fair-weather friend : somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble
● I had a lot of money and I knew a lot of people, but most of them turned out to be fair-weather friends. The best option is a friend who deserts you in difficulties.
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.
- I can no longer put up with her insolence.
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put up with : to accept somebody/something that is annoying. unpleasant etc. without complaining
(1) endure : to bear; to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining
(2) evade : to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
(3) suppress : to put arn end, often by force
(4) assume : to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it
● I cannot put up with your constant complaining any longer. The best option is endure.Correct Option: A
put up with : to accept somebody/something that is annoying. unpleasant etc. without complaining
(1) endure : to bear; to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining
(2) evade : to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
(3) suppress : to put arn end, often by force
(4) assume : to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it
● I cannot put up with your constant complaining any longer. The best option is endure.
- My close friend got the sack from his first job recently.
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got the sack : dismissed from a job
● Ravi got the sack today. He is always late. The best option is was dismissed from.Correct Option: D
got the sack : dismissed from a job
● Ravi got the sack today. He is always late. The best option is was dismissed from.