B) A brief preview of something

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

Q: 2 Breathing down one’s neck

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

Q: 3 Out of gear

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

Q: 4 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

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

Q: 5 Bid defiance to

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

Q: 6 Hornet’s nest

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

Q: 7 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: 8 Bring to book

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

Q: 9 Gone down the drain

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

Q: 10 Forty winks

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

Q: 11 Bitten off more than he could chew

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

Q: 12 Stab you in the back

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

Q: 13 Chapter and verse

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

Q: 14 In a nutshell

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

Q: 15 In a soup

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

Q: 16 Blessing in disguise

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

Q: 17 Lie in the bed you have made

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

Q: 18 Dance to the tunes

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

Q: 19 Behind the eight ball

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

Q: 20 Two heads are better than one

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

Q: 21 Kick the bucket

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

Q: 22 Split one’s sides

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

Q: 23 Lose your marbles

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

Q: 24 Change horses in midstream

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

Q: 25 Asking for trouble

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

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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