A) Exact details or precise information

A) A brief preview of something

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 Split one’s sides

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

Q: 2 Cut from the same cloth

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

Q: 3 In a soup

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

Q: 4 Change horses in midstream

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

Q: 5 Bitten off more than he could chew

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

Q: 6 Dance to the tunes

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

Q: 7 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

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

Q: 8 Lose your marbles

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

Q: 9 Kick the bucket

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

Q: 10 Lie in the bed you have made

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

Q: 11 Breathing down one’s neck

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

Q: 12 In a nutshell

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

Q: 13 Chapter and verse

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

Q: 14 Out of gear

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

Q: 15 Gone down the drain

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

Q: 16 Behind the eight ball

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

Q: 17 Hornet’s nest

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

Q: 18 Sneak peek

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

Q: 19 Bid defiance to

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

Q: 20 Stab you in the back

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

Q: 21 Bring to book

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

Q: 22 Two heads are better than one

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

Q: 23 Forty winks

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

Q: 24 Asking for trouble

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

Q: 25 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

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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