Mock Test on Idioms And Phrases

1. Can't see the wood for the trees:

(A) silly person

(B) a fool

(C) unable to see the main point

(D) to encourage

2. Lion's share

(A) look angrily

(B) major share

(C) minor share

(D) heart of the prey

3. Blow one's own trumpet :

(A) praise others loudly

(B) speak abusively

(C) praise oneself loudly

(D) balanced

4. Out of question:

(A) resemble

(B) easy

(C) impossible

(D) for the end

5. A gala day:

(A) a day of festivity

(B) a day of grief

(C) a rainy day

(D) a relevant story

6. Up to the mark:

(A) feel greatly

(B) standard

(C) extinguish

(D) below standard

7. A hard nut to crack:

(A) to be deceived

(B) lazy

(C) to confirm

(D) a difficult problem

8. With open arms:

(A) warmly

(B) cold blooded

(C) resemble

(D) coldly

9. A man of straw:

(A) a puppet

(B) influential

(C) one who has no influence

(D) to struggle in vain

10. An axe to grind:

(A) touch life

(B) an unselfish motive

(C) selfish motive

(D) win by any means

11. A turn coat:

(A) one who changes one's opinion or party

(B) a wet coat

(C) a poor man

(D) man of principles

12. Beat a retreat:

(A) to retire before the enemy

(B) to face the enemy

(C) to object

(D) feel greatly

14. A fool's paradise :

(A) an underdeveloped country

(B) utopia

(C) in a state of happiness founded on vain hopes

(D) object to

15. Be on the horns of a dilemma:

(A) of the first quality

(B) be very busy

(C) to have a choice between two equal evils

(D) to choose between two goods

16. A white elephant

(A) elephants of Kerala

(B) a burdensome possession

(C) in die

(D) a snabbish person

17. At the eleventh hour :

(A) in danger

(B) just in time

(C) straight forward

(D) before time.

18. Make hay while the sun shines

(A) to dance happily

(B)to hurry

(C) to take advantage of favourable condition

(D) to destroy

19. In the arms of Morpheus :

(A) sound sleep

(B) waking

(C) reprimand

(D) be submissive

20. Pull the wool over one's eye:

(A) to delay

(B) to encourage

(C) to suppress

(D) to deceive

21. Call a spade a spade :

(A) cordially

(B) speak diplomatically

(C) to be outspoken

(D) to speak very plainly

22. Rise to the occasion

(A) to do habitually

(B) to prove able to deal with an unexpected problem

(C) to understand

(D) to join others

23. By hook or crook:

(A) by fair means

(B) by fair or foul means

(C) for ever

(D) straight forward

24. Turn over a new leaf:

(A) to mend one's way

(B) to be present

(C) to discard

(D) to survive

25. Crocodile tears :

(A) incidentally

(B) take a firm stand

(C) An insincere display of grief

(D) more than enough

26. Too many irons in the fire:

(A) big fire

(B) too many engagements

(C) to relax

(D) to amuse

27. Beat about the bush:

(A) approach a subject slowly

(B) sincerely

(C) to be ignored

(D) make clear

28. To cut the Gordian knot:

(A) to do an easy thing

(B) to solve a difficulty

(C) ready mnde

(D) to have no effect

29. Born with a silver spoon :

(A) born of a poor family

(B) to struggle in vain

(C) punish

(D) born of wealthy parents

30. Face the music:

(A) love music

(B) to avoid

(C) face the consequence of one's action

(D) to delay

31. Bid fair :

(A) to be reluctant

(B) take a firm stand

(C) show promise

(D) with all energy

32. To let the eat out of the bag:

(A) to get into trouble

(B) to keep a secret

(C) to have a fever

(D) to reveal a secret

33. Blow hot and cold :

(A) support and oppose at the same time

(B) firm determination

(C) finally

(D) major share

34. Laugh up one's sleeve:

(A) to amuse

(B) to make others laugh

(C) to laugh secretly

(D) to laugh in public

35. Hit the nail on the head:

(A) to make tidy

(B) to do the right thing

(C) to meet by chance

(D) to do wrong things

36. Kick up a row:

(A) make a great noise

(B) meet by chance

(C) to pursue

(D) noiselessly