Questions
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
The teacher ___________ for not showing up at the extra classes for the weak students of the class.
- gave him the air
- gave him a buzz
- gave him some lip
- gave him a hard time
- gave him a five
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
He is a hard worker. He is not going to ________ that easily.
- throw into the bargain
- throw in the towel
- throw into sharp relief
- throw in at the deep end
- throw down the gauntlet
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
___________ from the highway. It is dangerous as so much traffic passes rough it at high speed!
- Stay abreast
- Stay after
- Stay back
- Stay down
- Stay over
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
His continuous pestering for money really __________.
- gets under my skin
- gets up a head of steam
- gets up on my hind legs
- gets up an appetite
- gets the worst of it
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
The opposition should _________ and give some time to the new Chief Minister to act.
- call on the carpet
- call it a day
- call his bluff
- call the shots
- call off the dogs
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
The new Mercedes Benz _________ other similar models - its larger and quicker!
- has the ear of
- has the best of
- has the blues of
- has the edge on
- has the guts over
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
The word was sent out that the King wanted to see his defence minister ____________.
- on the dot
- on the cuff
- on the carpet
- on the fence
- on the double
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
He has been __________ over his job ever since he was given the pink slip!
- eating crow
- eating the heart out
- eating hat
- eating humble pie
- eating like a pig
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
This big portrait looks way __________ on this small wall.
- out of order
- out of phase
- out of reach
- out of proportion
- out of stock
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
Rohan _________ the roasted chicken and smiled. It was very tasty!
- bit into
- bit off
- bit on
- bit back
- bit tongue
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
I told him to _________ the last five digits to the lottery ticket again!
- read off
- read on
- read of
- read out
- read up
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
At the party, after a few drinks everyone was __________.
- under the gun
- under the wire
- under the sun
- under the hammer
- under the weather
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
The local police ___________ and declared him the murderer, without any concrete evidence.
- jumped the gun
- jumped on the bandwagon
- jumped out of the skin
- jumped over the broomstick
- jumped the queue
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
During the siege of the parliament, the entire cabinet was ___________.
- taken home
- taken hostage
- taken heed
- taken hold
- taken in
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom/phrase.
If you marry that good-for-nothing fellow, you will do it _____________.
- over my head
- over my dead body
- over the counter
- over the edge
- over the wall