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 as your answer.

  1. It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.








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    Fly/go off at tangent : to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before.
    ● He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent The best option is starts discussing something irrelevant.

    Correct Option: B

    Fly/go off at tangent : to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before.
    ● He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent The best option is starts discussing something irrelevant.

  1. We had better batten down the hatches. The weather is unpredictable.








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    batten down the hatches : to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble.
    ● A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs. The best option is prepare for a difficult situation.

    Correct Option: B

    batten down the hatches : to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble.
    ● A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs. The best option is prepare for a difficult situation.

  1. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.








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    Nail your colours to the mast : to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support.
    ● They nailed their colours to the mask of youth revolt. The best option is refused to climb down

    Correct Option: B

    Nail your colours to the mast : to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support.
    ● They nailed their colours to the mask of youth revolt. The best option is refused to climb down

  1. We must work with all our might and main, otherwise, we cannot succeed.








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    all our might and main : with great strength, energy or power.
    ● The huge warrior, with all his might and main, could not break his way through the castle gates. The best option is full force

    Correct Option: A

    all our might and main : with great strength, energy or power.
    ● The huge warrior, with all his might and main, could not break his way through the castle gates. The best option is full force

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. to cut one short.








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    to cut one short : to interrupt one
    ● It is bad to cut one short at a meeting. The best option is to interrupt one

    Correct Option: D

    to cut one short : to interrupt one
    ● It is bad to cut one short at a meeting. The best option is to interrupt one