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Idioms and phrases - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    On cloud nine
    1. Being angry with someone
    2. Being very delighted
    3. Flying in the sky
    4. Being very high
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  2. Question 2

    Ranveer never has the habit of making a beeline for his academic activities.
    1. behaving abnormally
    2. selecting inconsiderately
    3. going straight and quick
    4. immediately responding to things
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  3. Question 3

    Due to her impoverished state,most of her relatives treated her with contempt.
    1. Came in handy
    2. Turned up their nose at her
    3. Turned the corner at her
    4. Gave a wide space to her
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  4. Question 4

    Lucy's conceited conduct with her colleagues has left her high and dry
    1. Helpless
    2. Suspending
    3. Impoverished
    4. Surrounded by people
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  5. Question 5

    Fatima was at her writs' end trying to decide on a serene place for spending the holidays in.
    1. So worried,confused or annoyed that she does not know what to do next
    2. So worried,confused or annoyed that she became unconscious
    3. So calm and composed that she knows what to do next
    4. So worried,confused or annoyed that she insulted others for no reason
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  6. Question 6

    I had heard of henpecked husbands and now,I felt that I saw one.
    1. Controlling husband
    2. Bossy husbands
    3. Oppressed husband
    4. Dominating husbands
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  7. Question 7

    Left out in the cold
    1. To go underground
    2. To be in hiding
    3. To be ignored
    4. To be extremely negative
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  8. Question 8

    Rahul won the extempore competition.He is lucky to be blessed with the gift of the gab.
    1. An honest person
    2. A big surprise
    3. A lucky person
    4. A talent speaking
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  9. Question 9

    We all have to pull our socks up for the upcoming Board exam,if we want to get outstanding grades.
    1. act in a proper manner
    2. work harder than before
    3. calm down impudent contempt
    4. revive interest in old matters
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  10. Question 10

    I just went to bail on a backpaking trip and did everything by ear without any itinerary.
    1. by sprading
    2. by improvisation
    3. while critising
    4. by asking
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  11. Question 11

    I thought Sadhna would always stick by me,but when I got into trouble, she turned out to be a/an __________.
    1. white elephant
    2. fair-weather friend
    3. hard nut to crack
    4. open secret
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  12. Question 12

    On cloud nine
    1. Being very delighted
    2. Flying in the sky
    3. Being angry with someone
    4. Being very high
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  13. Question 13

    A bitter pill
    1. Talking nonsense
    2. Getting furious easily
    3. Facing a distressing situation
    4. Arguing unnecessarily
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  14. Question 14

    He is rich and famous and expects everyone to ________ on him.
    1. tap dance like mad
    2. dead duck
    3. give a song and dance
    4. dance attendance
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  15. Question 15

    Treading on thin ice
    1. Playing with a sharp icicle
    2. To be in a dangerous risky position
    3. Skating on ice fallen in a hailstrom
    4. Making a thin ice sculpture
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  16. Question 16

    Get up on the wrong side of the bed
    1. Someone who is having a horrible day
    2. Destroy or ruin a plan
    3. Someone who is having a good day
    4. Go to bed to sleep
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  17. Question 17

    My cousin's sister Neetu had an aerial view of the trade fair from the top of the giant wheel.
    1. A bird in the gilded
    2. Bird's eye view
    3. Bird's of same feather
    4. Bird brain
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  18. Question 18

    Like a cakewalk
    1. Smooth surface
    2. Pleasant experience
    3. Easy task
    4. Active
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  19. Question 19

    All eyes
    1. Watching with anger
    2. Watching eagerly
    3. Watching with no interest
    4. Not watching at all
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  20. Question 20

    Be hard up
    1. Unable to calculate
    2. Have very little money
    3. Have difficulty in climbing stairs
    4. Find it very difficult stairs
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