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Idioms and phrases - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    Nina has not yet learned how to straighten up and fly right.
    1. forget the wrong doings of the others
    2. improved her absurd behaviour and act seriously
    3. be professional in flying the aircraft
    4. remember the past and prepare for the future
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  2. Question 2

    My brother always received the lion's share of every meal that we had.
    1. a very small part
    2. the pet's share
    3. the last bite
    4. the major portion
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  3. Question 3

    The team decided to pull out all the stops for their upcoming presentation.
    1. Keep things simple and straightforward
    2. Wait patiently for a more fevourable time
    3. Give up easily and without thinking much
    4. To do everything to make something successful
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  4. Question 4

    A lot of people are still __________ over the GDP issue.
    1. over the fence
    2. sitting on the fence
    3. by the fence
    4. breaking a leg
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  5. Question 5

    My uncle lives in New York,so I only see him once in a blue moon.
    1. Not very often
    2. Monthly
    3. Weekly
    4. Very often
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  6. Question 6

    Off and on
    1. Now and then
    2. know something thoroughly
    3. Remind
    4. Object to
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  7. Question 7

    Your so-called friend has cooked your goose.
    1. To complete a lot of work or a wide range of things
    2. When something develops completely and reaches maturity;when a child becomes an adult
    3. To spend a lot of time and energy but achieve nothing
    4. To interfere with, disrupt or ruin something for someone
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  8. Question 8

    Care a hang
    1. Hanging clothes to dry
    2. Putting an outfit on a hanger
    3. Caring
    4. Showing no interest
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  9. Question 9

    The doctors tried very hard to save his mother but they were unsuccessful.
    1. faced the music
    2. drew the line
    3. moved heaven and earth
    4. ran like clockwork
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  10. Question 10

    To read betwwen the lines
    1. To underline some words
    2. To read differently
    3. To read aloud to public
    4. To understand more than what the words suggest
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  11. Question 11

    A dime a dozen
    1. Variety of amenities
    2. Something common and not special
    3. Very wealthy
    4. A fair tread
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  12. Question 12

    She believed she had been blamed for the mistakes of others for what happened
    1. Made a sceptic
    2. Made a scapegoat
    3. Made a spinster
    4. Made a savage
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  13. Question 13

    In my new office,all employees were different,so I felt like a fish out of water
    1. Uncomfortable
    2. Homeless
    3. Frustrated
    4. Disappointed
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  14. Question 14

    Anand personally believes in the motto,\"when life gives you lemons,make lemonade.\"
    1. Earn the maximum out of business
    2. Nourish health
    3. Enjoy the most when the season is favourable
    4. Make the best out of difficult situations
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  15. Question 15

    A bad patch
    1. A path that is unravelled
    2. A period of time when a person faces lots of troubles
    3. A person who takes a difficult path
    4. A dangerous road to walk on
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  16. Question 16

    Daredevil
    1. a common man
    2. a fareless person
    3. an insignificant person
    4. a hyporite
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  17. Question 17

    keep the wolf from the door
    1. Avoid starvation
    2. Wallow in poverty
    3. Relish food
    4. Encourage starvation
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  18. Question 18

    To bring to light
    1. To engage in conversation
    2. To lighten
    3. To disclose
    4. To disengage
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  19. Question 19

    Easy does it
    1. Used to tell someone to do something rarely
    2. Used to tell someone to do something violently
    3. Used to tell someone to do something slowly and carefully
    4. Used to tell someone to do something horridly
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  20. Question 20

    His PhD degree seems to be (penelope'e web).
    1. An important task
    2. A difficult task
    3. A secret task
    4. An endless task
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