- These tests are a check for your learning and your level with respect to the basic vocabulary skills.
- Directions for individual questionsEach question has a sentence that uses an idiom or phrase. You need to identify the apt meaning of the idiom/phrase from the given options
Idioms and Phrases: Test-13
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Question 1 |
George and I are neighbours. But we don't see eye to eye with each other.
like | |
interact | |
agree | |
fight |
Question 1 Explanation:
The idiom, ‘not see eye to eye’ means to disagree with someone.
Question 2 |
Sarala is always ready to eat anyone's salt.
to be one's guest | |
to cook tasty dishes | |
an infectious disease | |
to deceive someone |
Question 2 Explanation:
The idiom ‘Eat someone’s salt’ means to be someone’s guest.
Example: If you are eating someone’s salt, at least help them with the chores around the house.
Question 3 |
Reena is a kind of person who wears her heart on her sleeve.
expresses her emotions freely | |
expresses her emotions curbingly | |
suppresses her emotions openly | |
suppresses her excitement sparingly |
Question 3 Explanation:
The idiom, ‘wear your heart on your sleeve’ means to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private.
Example: These days, one must not have one’s heart on one’s sleeve because then, it’s easy for people to hurt.
Question 4 |
"If he does not perform his duties properly, I will send him packing." said the manager.
send him to packing department | |
give him a warning | |
serve him a notice | |
terminate his services |
Question 4 Explanation:
‘Send someone packing’ means to dismiss someone and to send someone away.
Example: Boss sent him packing because of his inefficiency.
Question 5 |
She denied point-blank her involvement in the crime.
directly | |
desperately | |
stubbornly | |
rudely |
Question 5 Explanation:
‘Point blank’, means without any explanation; directly.
Example: The girl refused point blank to the proposal.
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