English Idioms and Phrases
Test your knowledge of common English idiomatic expressions and phrases by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.
Questions
Directions: Choose the appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.
I have never seen him studying. He is __________ with the hard earned money of his father.
- playing with ducks
- playing with
- playing ducks and drakes
- playing and squandering
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He cleared the entrance exam with a good score by ___________.
- dent of hard work
- blow of hard work
- dint of hard work
- hard work
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He wants my resignation letter in __________.
- red and white
- black and white
- blue and white
- pink and white
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Connaught Place is __________ New Delhi.
- in the centre
- the centre of
- in the heart of
- the heart of
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I can't ___________ on this matter as there are many doubts coming up.
- speak
- speak face to face
- see eye to eye
- share the matter
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I managed to finish my task ______________.
- at the last
- at the eleventh hour
- at the last time
- before the last time
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I left for New Delhi ______________.
- bag and baggage
- all belongings
- bag and suitcase
- luggage
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You can't argue with him. He's a ___________.
- hard nut to crack
- soft nut not to crack
- highly intelligent
- studious mind
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He had learnt many subjects. He was __________.
- a man of letters
- an intelligent man
- worth a scholar
- a scholar
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We caught the burglar _________.
- by thief alarm
- red handed
- with our hands
- and gave to the police
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The father was _________ about his bad habits.
- not known
- in the dark
- unknown
- unobtrusive
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Raj fulfills all the demands made by his son, Abhi. Abhi is an ___________.
- luckiest son
- apple of his father's eye
- lovable
- blue-eyed boy
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She is not in the office as she is on a ________ today.
- French leave
- long leave
- short leave
- holiday
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Life is not always a ________.
- bad rose
- thorny issue
- bed of roses
- difficult task
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The _______ given by the new trainee was admired by everyone.
- long speech
- short speech
- maiden speech
- humorous speech
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The manufacturing is _________.
- going good
- in full swing
- on halt
- going slow
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Kareena Kapoor is seeing Saif. It's an _______.
- open talk
- issue so common
- open secret
- open secrecy
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Don't ___________ in our family matters.
- add crap
- interfere with
- add fuel to fire
- come
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Don't learn the chapter ___________.
- by fits and starts
- fitting and starting
- on fits and starts
- by starts and fits
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I don't have any money to eat. I am _______ these days.
- tied up
- hard up
- hands up
- bound