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.
- His failure at the election has been a sore point with him for a long time.
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a sore point with : a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned sore : annoyed ; upset and angry
● I tried not to make any reference to his drinking habits. I know it’s a sore point with his wife at the moment. The best option is something which hurts.Correct Option: A
a sore point with : a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned sore : annoyed ; upset and angry
● I tried not to make any reference to his drinking habits. I know it’s a sore point with his wife at the moment. The best option is something which hurts.
- After independence, Indian agriculture rose like a phoenix due to the Green Revolution.
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like a phoenix : to be powerful or successful again a magic bird that lives for several hundred years before burning itself and then being born again from its ashes
● The Indian Industry has risen like a phoenix after Independence. The best option is with a new life.Correct Option: A
like a phoenix : to be powerful or successful again a magic bird that lives for several hundred years before burning itself and then being born again from its ashes
● The Indian Industry has risen like a phoenix after Independence. The best option is with a new life.
- 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.
