B) Exact details or precise information

C) A brief preview of something

C) 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 Forty winks

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

Q: 2 In a nutshell

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

Q: 3 Stab you in the back

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

Q: 4 In a soup

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

Q: 5 Bid defiance to

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

Q: 6 Cut from the same cloth

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

Q: 7 Chapter and verse

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

Q: 8 Bitten off more than he could chew

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

Q: 9 Lose your marbles

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

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 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

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

Q: 12 Lie in the bed you have made

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

Q: 13 Sneak peek

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

Q: 14 Asking for trouble

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

Q: 15 Two heads are better than one

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

Q: 16 Behind the eight ball

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

Q: 17 Kick the bucket

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

Q: 18 Bring to book

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

Q: 19 Blessing in disguise

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

Q: 20 Gone down the drain

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

Q: 21 Out of gear

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

Q: 22 Hornet’s nest

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

Q: 23 Dance to the tunes

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

Q: 24 Split one’s sides

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

Q: 25 Breathing down one’s neck

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

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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