Idioms and Phrases
Idioms and Phrase covers english practice test for grammar preparation
Questions
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase.
When my mother gets really annoyed, she has a _____________.
- poker face
- face like a wet weekend
- face like thunder
- face only a mother could love
- straight face
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
After the change of government, the city centre project is a _____________. No progress is there!
- dead cert
- dead as a dodo
- dead man walking
- dead right
- dead duck
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
At the party, the group of boys ate and drank until they were _____________.
- full as a tick
- full of joys of the spring
- full of hot air
- full of holes
- full of beans
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
These days, the youngsters are _____________ to whatever is happening around them.
- all clear
- all ears
- all hands on deck
- all that jazz
- all the rage
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
After going through many play schools, I decided on this one. After all, I want my child to be ______________.
- in safe hands
- safe bet
- safety in numbers
- on the safe side
- as safe as houses
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
The monetary help arrived too late. He was already on his ______________.
- last legs
- last resort
- last straw
- last word
- lame duck
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
Farming is ___________ to Hari. He grew up at a farm, as his father was a farmer.
- second nature
- second opinion
- second to none
- second thoughts
- second wind
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
I accidently broke my mobile. But as I was expecing an important call, to ____________, my brother gifted me a new one!
- save the neck
- save the day
- save face
- save the blushes
- save a bundle
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom phrase:
After a long period of recession, people ______________. New government brings new hopes!
- seeing stars
- see the light at the end of tunnel
- see red
- see eye to eye
- see the light
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
I am not hungry. A glass of milk would be _____________.
- just the ticket
- just around the corner
- just desserts
- just off the boat
- just for the heck of it
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
Rahul nearly ______________ when he saw a snake in his room. He is still very scared of snakes.
- jumped for joy
- jumped the lights
- jumped out of skin
- jumped down the throat
- jumped the gun
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase.
To add that antique car in his collection, he is willing to ______________.
- pay dividends
- pay over the odds
- pay dearly
- pay peanuts
- pay the piper
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
Suman knows how to ___________. She is not sleeping, but pretending so that she can avoid her tution classes.
- play possom
- play the game
- play with fire
- play to the gallery
- play the market
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:
We should sit together. I would like to ____________ about the meeting tommorow.
- pick up the tab
- pick up steam
- pick your brains
- pick a fight
- pick holes
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase.
As the managing director of the company, he is _____________.
- calling the shots
- calling it quits
- calling someone's bluff
- calling the dogs off
- calling on the carpet