C) Much excitement over something trivial

C) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety

D) Working hard to try to impress

D) The worst possible situation

A) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation

B) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

B) Having something more important to take care of

B) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument

D) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done

B) An accelerating growth of magnitude

D) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas

Idioms Quiz | Set - 01 | 25 Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL, CDS, NDA, BANK, Teaching Exams, IBPS, SBI, Air force, Navy

Idioms Quiz Set – 01

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Q: 1 Easier said than done

A) Not as easy as it appears to be
B) Not as restricted as it appears to be
C) Not as difficult as it appears to be
D) Not as moderate as it appears to be

Q: 2 By and by

A) Altogether
B) Gradually
C) On the whole
D) One after the other

Q: 3 Break a leg

A) To wish someone good luck
B) To avoid someone
C) To love someone
D) To hurt someone

Q: 4 Bite the dust

A) To fall asleep
B) To fall from a height
C) To suffer a defeat
D) To remain calm

Q: 5 A storm in a teacup

A) Easy money
B) A signal for upcoming storm
C) Much excitement over something trivial
D) Suffering in silence

Q: 6 Cutting corners

A) To take the long way around
B) To be honest and fair
C) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety
D) To follow the rules strictly

Q: 7 Down in the mouth

A) Discourteous
B) Unhappy
C) Angry
D) Exaggerating

Q: 8 Day and night

A) Diligently
B) Adversely
C) Continuously
D) Clumsily

Q: 9 Fit as a fiddle

A) To be in good health
B) A good and useful invention
C) Something is perfect
D) To be extremely excited and energetic

Q: 10 Done up

A) Complete
B) Ruined
C) Failed
D) Exhausted

Q: 11 Bend over backwards

A) Working slowly and lazily
B) Going backward
C) Using wrongful means
D) Working hard to try to impress

Q: 12 A perfect storm

A) Pretty good judgement
B) Appropriate for all occasions
C) Healing from trauma
D) The worst possible situation

Q: 13 A leopard can’t change his spots

A) You cannot change who you are
B) Someone who is cherished above all others
C) Something good that isn’t recognised at first
D) A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words

Q: 14 A plum job

A) A rare job
B) A difficult job
C) An easy and pleasant job
D) A job involving extensive travelling

Q: 15 Call the shots

A) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation
B) To be a follower that makes less important decision
C) To be in a neutral position
D) To be in a powerless position that follows orders

Q: 16 Bite the bullet

A) Decide to do what is good
B) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding
C) To eat food quickly
D) To hurt someone physically

Q: 17 Bigger fish to fry

A) To barely get something done
B) Having something more important to take care of
C) To be similar to one’s parents in some way
D) Having work more than one’s capacity

Q: 18 Devil’s advocate

A) One who presents very logical arguments
B) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument
C) One who never argues
D) One who is very precise and accurate

Q: 19 A mare’s nest

A) A familiar situation
B) A confused situation
C) A new situation
D) A refreshing situation

Q: 20 Face the music

A) To have the problems with money
B) To work every possible way to succeed
C) To be cheated by someone you trust
D) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done

Q: 21 A snowball effect

A) Cold and uncomfortable
B) An accelerating growth of magnitude
C) Slow movement
D) Trick someone completely

Q: 22 Come what may

A) Meeting someone
B) To be among the latest
C) No matter what happens
D) To get frightened

Q: 23 At cross purposes

A) Blindly following each other’s ideas
B) Finalising ideas and plans
C) Developing and amplifying ideas given
D) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas

Q: 24 By the skin of your teeth

A) By a very narrow margin
B) Saved by others
C) To be less affected by criticisms and rebuffs
D) Very protective

Q: 25 Call it a day

A) To stop working
B) To be very straightforward
C) To refer to something as something else
D) To have the greatest day ever

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