- 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-17
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Question 1 |
"Bark up the wrong tree" means,
Skin of another animal | |
Behave like a dog | |
Purposely make an error | |
Make the wrong choice |
Question 1 Explanation:
Barking up the wrong tree means to misdirect one's energies or attention or to make wrong choice
Question 2 |
To "call it a day" means
to quit | |
it becomes evening | |
to wish someone good luck | |
to be positive and optimistic |
Question 2 Explanation:
Call it a day means to stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the day or at least for the present.
Question 3 |
The "gift of the gab" means you are
experienced | |
very intelligent | |
skilled in talking | |
very generous and kind |
Question 3 Explanation:
The gift of gab means the ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly.
Question 4 |
If something will happen "rain or shine", it'll happen
at some point, but we don't know when | |
outside the room | |
no matter what | |
immediately |
Question 4 Explanation:
if you say you will do something come rain or shine, you mean you will do it whatever happens
Question 5 |
If you "see eye to eye" with someone, you
oppose him | |
encourage him | |
agree with him | |
dislike him |
Question 5 Explanation:
Seeing eye to eye means having same views or opinions.
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