B) A brief preview of something

A) Exact details or precise information

A) Has a good effect even though at first it seemed it would be bad

Idioms Quiz | Set - 03 | 25 Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL, CDS, NDA, BANK, Teaching Exams, IBPS, SBI, Air force, Navy

Q: 1 Sneak peek

A) Sending a brief letter
B) A brief preview of something
C) To be in a winning position
D) To try something new

Q: 2 Forty winks

A) a short sleep
B) a long leave
C) a deep sleep
D) a secret signal

Q: 3 Out of gear

A) Pin-money
B) Lock and key
C) Not functioning properly
D) Need of the hour

Q: 4 Asking for trouble

A) Put off
B) Asking for trouble
C) Beat around the bush

Q: 5 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

A) Through thick and thin
B) Beyond a shadow of a doubt
C) Benefit of doubt
D) Off on the wrong foot

Q: 6 Breathing down one’s neck

A) Run out of steam
B) Breathing down one’s neck
C) In the dark
D) Break a leg

Q: 7 Cut from the same cloth

A) to come from the same source
B) to be of a similar nature
C) belong to the same family
D) to share resources

Q: 8 Chapter and verse

A) Exact details or precise information
B) Beating about the bush
C) Buying the pig in a poke
D) Cast pearls before they swine

Q: 9 Hornet’s nest

A) Raising controversy
B) Dangerous idea
C) Unpleasant result
D) Secret policy

Q: 10 Change horses in midstream

A) In seventh heaven
B) Change horses in midstream
C) Spill the beans
D) Break a leg

Q: 11 In a nutshell

A) in a nutshell
B) in the cold
C) in a fortnight
D) in the long run

Q: 12 Kick the bucket

A) Be happy
B) To die
C) To be ill
D) Be sad

Q: 13 Split one’s sides

A) scream in pain
B) be extremely amused
C) meet with an accident
D) undergo a surgery

Q: 14 Stab you in the back

A) to blow his trumpet
B) to paint the whole town red
C) to get all bent out of shape
D) to stab you in the back

Q: 15 Bid defiance to

A) Beyond the pale
B) Blew over
C) Bid defiance to
D) Big fish

Q: 16 Blessing in disguise

A) Has a good effect even though at first it seemed it would be bad
B) When a simple solution solves a problem very well
C) When things get better and better when least expecting it
D) Has a very good effect on a situation or a thing

Q: 17 Dance to the tunes

A) Make it big
B) Till the cows come home
C) Hands are tied
D) Dance to the tunes

Q: 18 In a soup

A) In trouble
B) To get nothing
C) To exhibit cowardice
D) Extremely short of money

Q: 19 Lose your marbles

A) miss an opportunity
B) lose respect
C) go insane
D) be nervous

Q: 20 Behind the eight ball

A) Having eight balls as a possession
B) In a difficult or disadvantaged position
C) Playing pool or billiards
D) In a favourable position

Q: 21 Bitten off more than he could chew

A) cut corners
B) bitten off more than he could chew
C) played by the ear
D) taken it with a grain of salt

Q: 22 Bring to book

A) teach someone
B) punish someone
C) support someone
D) calm someone

Q: 23 Lie in the bed you have made

A) Sleep in your own bed
B) To ignore what someone is saying
C) Face the unpleasant consequences of your own acts
D) Sleep on the bed you made yourself

Q: 24 Gone down the drain

A) Beat the drum
B) Gone down the drain
C) Through thick and thin
D) In the same boat

Q: 25 Two heads are better than one

A) When the going gets tough, the tough gets going
B) Two people working together are more effective than one person working alone
C) You can’t always get what you want
D) Two wrongs don’t make a right

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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