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

D) A brief preview of something

C) 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 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: 2 Change horses in midstream

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

Q: 3 Out of gear

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

Q: 4 Lose your marbles

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

Q: 5 Kick the bucket

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

Q: 6 Dance to the tunes

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

Q: 7 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 a simple solution solves a problem very well
D) When things get better and better when least expecting it

Q: 8 Hornet’s nest

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

Q: 9 In a nutshell

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

Q: 10 Sneak peek

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

Q: 11 Asking for trouble

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

Q: 12 Bring to book

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

Q: 13 Forty winks

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

Q: 14 Two heads are better than one

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

Q: 15 Split one’s sides

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

Q: 16 Gone down the drain

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

Q: 17 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: 18 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

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

Q: 19 Lie in the bed you have made

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

Q: 20 In a soup

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

Q: 21 Cut from the same cloth

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

Q: 22 Chapter and verse

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

Q: 23 Behind the eight ball

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

Q: 24 Bid defiance to

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

Q: 25 Bitten off more than he could chew

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

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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