C) A brief preview of something

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

D) Exact details or precise information

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

Q: 1 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 in your own bed
D) Sleep on the bed you made yourself

Q: 2 Two heads are better than one

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

Q: 3 Split one’s sides

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

Q: 4 Out of gear

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

Q: 5 In a nutshell

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

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 Bitten off more than he could chew

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

Q: 8 In a soup

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

Q: 9 Sneak peek

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

Q: 10 Bid defiance to

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

Q: 11 Forty winks

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

Q: 12 Behind the eight ball

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

Q: 13 Stab you in the back

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

Q: 14 Gone down the drain

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

Q: 15 Lose your marbles

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

Q: 16 Change horses in midstream

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

Q: 17 Hornet’s nest

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

Q: 18 Blessing in disguise

A) When a simple solution solves a problem very well
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 things get better and better when least expecting it

Q: 19 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

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

Q: 20 Kick the bucket

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

Q: 21 Breathing down one’s neck

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

Q: 22 Cut from the same cloth

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

Q: 23 Asking for trouble

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

Q: 24 Chapter and verse

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

Q: 25 Bring to book

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

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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