Idioms and Phrases

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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.

  1. The departmental store is open around the clock.








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    around the clock : all day and all night without stopping.
    ● Doctors and nurses worked around the clock to help the people injured in the train crash. The best option is day and night

    Correct Option: C

    around the clock : all day and all night without stopping.
    ● Doctors and nurses worked around the clock to help the people injured in the train crash. The best option is day and night

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 as your answer.

  1. Suddenly the balloon goes up in the middle of the conversation.








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    when the balloon goes up : when the trouble that you are expecting begins.
    ● We have to get out of here before the balloon goes up. The best option is the situation turns unpleasant/ serious

    Correct Option: A

    when the balloon goes up : when the trouble that you are expecting begins.
    ● We have to get out of here before the balloon goes up. The best option is the situation turns unpleasant/ serious

  1. Listening to the lecture was watching grass grow.








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    watching grass grow : delay in getting things done; boring.
    ● To watch somebody fishing is like watching grass grow. The best option is very boring

    Correct Option: A

    watching grass grow : delay in getting things done; boring.
    ● To watch somebody fishing is like watching grass grow. The best option is very boring

  1. The much-hyped event turned out be a nine days’ wonder.








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    nine days’ wonder : a person/thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long
    ● The elopement of Bob and Anne was a nine days’ wonder. The best option is a dazzling short-lived spectacle of no real value

    Correct Option: D

    nine days’ wonder : a person/thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long
    ● The elopement of Bob and Anne was a nine days’ wonder. The best option is a dazzling short-lived spectacle of no real value

  1. Your behaviour is simply beyond the pale.








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    beyond the pale : considered by most people to be unacceptable or unreasonable.
    ● His remarks were clearly beyond the pale. The best option is outside commonly accepted standards

    Correct Option: A

    beyond the pale : considered by most people to be unacceptable or unreasonable.
    ● His remarks were clearly beyond the pale. The best option is outside commonly accepted standards