PrepBharat

1. A fool's errand
a) A blunder
b) An impossible task
c) A useless undertaking
d) None of these

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2. To see red
a) To be very angry
b) To victimise someone
c) To find fault with
d) To criticise others

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3. Pin-money
a) Bribery
b) Money paid for compensation
c) Alimony
d) Allowance made to a lady for her expenses

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4. To turn the cover
a) To take a new way of life
b) To work hard
c) To pass the crises
d) To hide the reality

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5. To turn amuck
a) To run a race
b) To run about in frenzy
c) To feel exhausted
d) To run to somebody's help

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6. All and sundry
a) Greater share
b) All of a sudden
c) Completion of work
d) Everyone without distinction

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7. To give currency
a) To bestow importance
b) To misinterpret
c) To make publicly known
d) To originate

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8. To bite one's lips
a) repress an emotion
b) To feel sorry
c) To have doubt
d) To laugh at others

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9.Foar in the mouth
a) Bitten by a snake
b) To reveal the secret
c) To be furious
d) To be in the extreme hatred

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10. To fight to the bitter end
a) To fight the poison-tipped arrows
b) To fight to the last point of enemy position
c) To die fighting
d) To carry on a contest regardless of consequences

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11. To hit the jackpot
a) To gamble
b) To make money unexpectedly
c) To inherit money
d) To become bankrupt

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12. To be up and doing
a) To recover from illness
b) To be actively engaged
c) To progress satisfactorily
d) To be expressive and explicit

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13. To read between the lines
a) To concentrate
b) To read carefully
c) To suspect
d) To grasp the hidden meaning

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14. To turn the tables
a) To defeat
b) To oppose
c) To create chaos
d) To change completely the position of disadvantage

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15.To put the cart before the horse
a) To offer a person what he cannot eat
b) To force a person to do something
c) To raise obstacles
d) To reverse the natural order of things

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16. Adam's ale
a) Grace
b) Pleasure
c) Water
d) Wine

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17.Queer somebody's pitch
a) Upset one's plan
b) Reprimand him
c) Check him
d) Work him up

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18. To see eye to eye with
a) To agree
b) To stare fixedly
c) To be angry
d) To take revenge

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19. To carry off the bell
a) To call others for help
b) To bag the first position
c) To steal all wealth and flee
d) To trouble others

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20. To take the wind out of another's sails
a) To manouevre to mislead another on the high seas
b) To cause harm to another
c) To defeat the motives of another
d) To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him

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21. To live in clover
a) To live in great comfort and luxury
b) To live a carefree life
c) To be surrounded by cares and worries
d) To live in great difficulty

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22. To carry the coal to Newcastle
a) To work hard
b) To finish a job
c) To do unnecessary things
d) To do menial jobs

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23. To have full hands
a) To be fully occupied
b) To be rich
c) To be in lot of troubles
d) To lead an easy life

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24.A green horn
a) An envious lady
b) A trainee
c) An inexperienced man
d) A soft-hearted man

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25. Swan-song
a) Music as sweet as a song of birds
b) A melodious song in praise of someone
c) Praise of a woman by her lover
d) Last work of a poet or musician before death

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26. To accept the Gauntlet
a) To accept defeat
b) To accept a challenge
c) To suffer humiliation
d) To accept an honour

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27. To pull one's socks up
a) To prepare
b) To try hard
c) To get ready
d) To depart

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28. To plough the sands
a) To work hard to achieve one's aim
b) To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result
c) To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
d) To advance one's position in life

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29. To drink like a fish
a) To drink little
b) To drink alone
c) To be a drunkard
d) To drink in the company of others

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30. To be lost in the cloud
a) To meet with one's death
b) To be perplexed
c) To be concealed from view
d) To find oneself in a very uncomfortable position

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31.To flog a dead horse
a) To act in a foolish way
b) To waste one's efforts
c) To revise interest in an old subject
d) To revive old memories

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32. To worship the rising sun
a) To honour a man who is coming into office
b) To honour the promising people
c) To indulge in flattery
d) To welcome the coming events

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33. French leave
a) Long absence
b) Leave on the pretext of illness
c) Casual leave
d) Absence without permission

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34. Within an ace of
a) Within one's reach
b) Very near
c) Within the hitting range
d) Narrowly

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35. To make umbrage
a) To feel depressed
b) To be offended
c) To be satisfied
d) To be pleased

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36. The pros and cons
a) For and against a thing
b) Foul and fair
c) Good and evil
d) Former and latter

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37. By fair means or foul
a) Without using common sense
b) Without difficulty
c) In any way, honest or dishonest
d) Having been instigated

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38. To show one's teeth
a) To ridicule
b) To face difficulties
c) To adopt a threatening attitude
d) To be humble

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39. To oil the knocker
a) To instigate a person to do a job
b) To do a work with increased pace
c) To tip the office-boy
d) To revive old enmity

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40.Leave one to sink or swim
a) To be in a dilemma
b) To leave to one's fate
c) To put one in difficulty
d) Not to help one

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41. To turn the other cheek
a)To sulk and suffer
b) To respond to violence with violence
c) To respond to violence with non-violence
d) To be indifferent to peace overtures

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42. To beggars description
a) A poor statement
b) To describe things without care
c) Beyond one's power to describe adequately
d) None of these

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43. Tall order
a) Simple
b) Difficult
c) Customary
d) Too much

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44.To blaze trail
a) To set on fire
b) To be annoyed
c) To vehemently oppose
d) To initiate work in a movement

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45. To keep the ball rolling
a) To earn more and more
b) To work constantly
c) To keep the conversation going
d) To make the best use of

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46. Something up one's sleeve
a) A grand idea
b) A secret plan
c) A profitable plan
d) Something important

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47. A red letter day
a) An important day
b) An auspicious day
c) A dangerous day
d) An unimportant day

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48.To pay one back in the same coin
a) To provoke a person to quarrel
b) To offer another polite attention
c) To retaliate
d) To give a word of encouragement or praise to another

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49. A storm in a teacup
a) Unexpected event
b) A danger signal
c) Much excitement over something trivial
d) A great noise

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50. To blow hot and cold
a) Changing weather
b) To be trustworthy
c) To be inconsistent
d) To be rich and poor frequently

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51. Will o' the wisp
a) Anything which eludes or deceives
b) To act in a childish way
c) To act in a foolish way
d) To have desires unbacked by efforts

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52. To talk one's head off
a) To talk loudly
b) To talk in whispers
c) To talk to oneself
d) To talk excessively

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53. To keep one's head
a) To be agile and active
b) To keep calm
c) To think coherently
d) None of these

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54. A pipe dream
a) A pleasant dream
b) A bad dream
c) An impracticable plan
d) A foolish idea

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55. To be in abeyance
a) To be in trouble
b) Dual minded
c) In a fighting mood
d) In suspense

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56. To have an easy time of it
a) To take the world lightly
b) To indulge in frivolities
c) To squander away resources
d) To live in quiet and comfort

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57. A chip off the old block
a) A piece of wood
b) An old friend
c) Characteristics of one's ancestors
d) A good bargain

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58.To hit below the belt
a) To work confidentially
b) To harm unfairly
c) To strike at the exact position
d) To hit the correct mark

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59. To wash one's dirty linen in public.
a) To criticise one's nature in public
b) To quarrel in the open
c) To do some ugly work in public
d) To discuss dirty and scandalous matters of personal nature in the presence of strangers

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60. To wrangle over an ass's shadow
a) To act in a foolish way
b) To quarrel over trifles
c) To waste time on petty things
d) To do something funny

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61. All Agog
a) Everbody
b) All ready
c) Restless
d) Almighty

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62. Hobson's choice
a) Feeling of insecurity
b) Accept or leave the offer
c) Feeling of strength
d) Excellent choice

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63. To take the bull by the horns
a) To punish a person severely for his arrogance
b) To grapple courageously with a difficulty that lies in our way
c) To handle it by fierce attack
d) To bypass the legal process and take action according to one's own whims

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64. To take people by storm
a) To put people in utter surprise
b) To captivate them unexpectedly
c) To exploit people's agitation
d) To bring out something sensational attracting people's attention

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65. To take a leap in the dark
a) To take risk
b) To hazard oneself
c) To do a task secretly
d) To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result

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66. To give/get the bird
a) To get the awaited
b) To have good luck
c) To send away
d) To get the impossible

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67. To be rolling in money
a) Wasting a lot of money
b) Very rich
c) Borrowing money liberally
d) Spending more than his income

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68. To get into a scrape
a) To get into a muddle
b) To find oneself in an awkward predicament
c) To get into irritating circumstances
d) To be trapped in a conspiracy

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69.A tall order
a) A task difficult to perform
b) A big problem
c) A royal summon
d) A big demand

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70. To play fast and loose
a) To beguile others
b) To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
c) To play with someone's feelings
d) To play tricks

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71. The detective left no stone unturned to trace the culprit.
a) took no pains
b) did very irrelevant things
c) resorted to illegitimate practices
d) used all available means

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72. The authorities took him to task for his negligence.
a) gave him additional work
b) suspended his assignment
c) reprimanded him
d) forced him to resign

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73. In spite of the immense pressure exerted by the militants, the Government has decided not to give in.
a) accede
b) yield
c) oblige
d) confirm

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74. Their business is now on its last legs.
a) About to fructify
b) About to perish
c) About to produce results
d) About to take off

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75. He went back on his promise to vote for me.
a) withdrew
b) forgot
c) reinforced
d) supported

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76. To take with a grain of salt
a) To take with some reservation
b) To take with total disbelief
c) To take wholeheartedly
d) To take seriously

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77. To snap one's fingers
a) To speak abruptly
b) To accept immediately
c) To grasp eagerly
d) To become contemptuous of

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78. To throw down the glove
a) To resort to wrong tactics
b) To give a challenge
c) To accept defeat
d) To reject the prize

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79. To catch somebody on the hop
a) To give someone a surprise
b) To catch somebody off guard
c) To stand in the way of someone
d) To catch somebody suddenly

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80. To turn up one's nose at a thing
a) To show eagerness to have something
b) To show indifference
c) To treat it with contemptuous dislike or disgust
d) To start a grapple with it

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81. To give up the ghost
a) To suffer
b) To fight evil forces
c) To die
d) To become rational

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82. To stand to one's guns
a) To keep the guns close to oneself even amid danger
b) To persevere when hardships press
c) To maintain dignified and unbending attitude
d) To maintain one's position

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83. To smell a rat
a) To detect bad smell
b) To misunderstand
c) To suspect a trick or deceit
d) To see hidden meaning

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84. To get cold feet
a) To run for life
b) To be afraid
c) To fall sick
d) To become discourteous

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85. A lady's man
a) A woman-tailo
b) A lover of woman company
c) A man working as per a lady's directions
d) A timid husband

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86. To cast pearls before a swine
a) To spend recklessly
b) To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
c) To waste money over trifles
d) To offer a person a thing which he cannot appreciate

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87. To bring one's eggs to a bad market
a) To face a humiliating situation
b) To bring one's commodities to a market where there is no demand for them
c) To show one's talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them
d) To fail in one's plan because one goes to the wrong people for help

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88. To split hours
a) To sidetrack the issue
b) T quarrel over trifles
c) To indulge in over-refined arguments
d) To find faults with others

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89. To play fast and loose
a) To trust others
b) To be undependable
c) To cheat people
d) To hurt somebody's feelings

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90. A snake in the grass
a) Secret or hidden enemy
b) Unforeseen happening
c) Unrecognisable danger
d) Irreliable person

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91. To have brush with
a) To start painting
b) To have good and pleasing terms
c) To be impressed
d) To have a slight encounter

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92. To set the people by ears
a) To box the people
b) To insult and disgrace the people
c) To punish heavily
d) To excite people to a quarrel

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93. To draw the long bow
a) To over-estimate oneself
b) To put up high demands
c) To demand a very high price
d) To make an exaggerated statement

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94. To make the grade
a) To fail in a task
b) To get good marks in an examination
c) To come out successful
d) To make good one's previous loss

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95. To fly off the handle
a) To take off
b) To be indifferent
c) To dislocate
d) To lose one's temper

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96. The old beggar ran amuck and began to throw stones at the passerby.
a) became desperate
b) ran about wildly
c) become annoyed
d) felt disgusted

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97. I cannot conceive of a time when I was without a refrigerator
a) Imagine
b) Give birth
c) Understand
d) Depend

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98. To turn over a new leaf
a) To change completely one's course of action
b) To shift attention to new problems after having studied the old ones thoroughly
c) To cover up one's fault by wearing new marks
d) To change the old habits and adopt new ones

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99. A close shave
a) A lucky escape
b) A clean shave
c) A well guarded secret
d) A narrow escape

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100.To talk through one's hat
a) To speak fluently
b) To talk nonsense
c) To talk wisdom
d) To speak at random

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