English Language

Idioms and Phrases

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All Idiom/Phrase Meaning 431 Error Detection in Idioms 73 Synonymous Idiom Replacement 58 Idiom Completion 46 Contextual Usage 22 Foreign Origin Phrase Meaning 1 One-Word Substitution 1 Prepositional Phrase Selection 1

Idioms and Phrases Questions

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Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

A chip off the old block

A piece of work
An old friend
Characteristics of one's ancestors
A good bargain

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Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

To lose ground

To be affectionate
To be hopeful
To be not able to make progress
To win

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To hit the nail on the head

Say the right thing
Give someone very harsh punishment
Make a man unconscious
Do the wrong thing

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Paint the town red

To buy red things
To have a lot of fun
To stand in the way of some one
To catch somebody red handed

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Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

To take someone to task

To rebuke someone
To praise someone
To promote someone
To dismiss someone

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To see eye to eye with

To agree
To stare fixedly
To be angry
To take revenge

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To take somebody for a ride

To provide entertainment
To keep company
To deceive or humiliate him
To exploit a person

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Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

To frame a person

To befool someone
To make one appear guilty
To praise someone
A narrow escape

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To burn one's fingers

To deliberately harm someone
To get injured in an incident
To suffer from meddling in something
To pay a heavy price

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To get into hot waters

To be impatient
To suffer a huge financial loss
To get into trouble
To be in a confused state of mind

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Multiple choice

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By the rule of thumb

By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough

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Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

A snake in the grass

Secret or hidden enemy
Unforeseen happening
Unrecognisable danger
Unreliable person

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Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.

To wash dirty linen in public

To discuss personal matters of a scandalous nature before unknown persons
To not use the bathroom for washing clothes even when it is provided
To wash clothes when they become dirty
Old and torn dirty clothes should not be washed, but thrown away

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Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiomatic expression.

To throw dust in someone's eyes

To show false things
To make blind
To harm someone
To deceive someone

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From hand to mouth

Something repeated often
Dealing on eatable
One who eats too frequently
To live just on necessities

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