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This section includes 735 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Skills Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 351. |
To turn the tables |
| A. | o defeat |
| B. | o oppose |
| C. | o create chaos |
| D. | o change the sorry scheme |
| E. | o change completely the position of disadvantage |
| Answer» E. o change completely the position of disadvantage | |
| 352. |
To read between the lines |
| A. | o concentrate |
| B. | o read carefully |
| C. | o suspect |
| D. | o grasp the hidden meaning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 353. |
To be up and doing |
| A. | o recover from illness |
| B. | o be actively engaged |
| C. | o progress satisfactorily |
| D. | o be expressive and explicit |
| Answer» C. o progress satisfactorily | |
| 354. |
To hit the jackpot |
| A. | o gamble |
| B. | o make money unexpectedly |
| C. | o inherit money |
| D. | o become bankrupt |
| Answer» C. o inherit money | |
| 355. |
A lady's man |
| A. | woman-tailor |
| B. | lover of woman company |
| C. | man working as per a lady's directions |
| D. | timid husband |
| Answer» C. man working as per a lady's directions | |
| 356. |
To get cold feet |
| A. | o run for life |
| B. | o be afraid |
| C. | o fall sick |
| D. | o become discourteous |
| Answer» C. o fall sick | |
| 357. |
To stand to one's guns |
| A. | o keep the guns close to oneself even amid danger |
| B. | o persevere when hardships press |
| C. | o maintain dignified and unbending attitude |
| D. | o maintain one's position |
| Answer» C. o maintain dignified and unbending attitude | |
| 358. |
A snake in the grass |
| A. | ecret or hidden enemy |
| B. | nforeseen happening |
| C. | nrecognisable danger |
| D. | rreliable person |
| Answer» D. rreliable person | |
| 359. |
To split hours |
| A. | o sidetrack the issue |
| B. | quarrel over trifles |
| C. | o indulge in over-refined arguments |
| D. | o find faults with others |
| Answer» D. o find faults with others | |
| 360. |
To bring one's eggs to a bad market |
| A. | o face a humiliating situation |
| B. | o bring one's commodities to a market where there is no demand for them |
| C. | o show one's talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them |
| D. | o fail in one's plan because one goes to the wrong people for help |
| Answer» E. | |
| 361. |
To cast pearls before a swine |
| A. | o spend recklessly |
| B. | o spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs |
| C. | o waste money over trifles |
| D. | o offer a person a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 362. |
To wrangle over an ass's shadow |
| A. | o act in a foolish way |
| B. | o quarrel over trifles |
| C. | o waste time on petty things |
| D. | o do something funny |
| Answer» C. o waste time on petty things | |
| 363. |
To wash one's dirty linen in public |
| A. | o criticise one's nature in public |
| B. | o quarrel in the open |
| C. | o do some ugly work in public |
| D. | o discuss dirty and scandalous matters of personal nature in the presence of strangers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 364. |
To hit below the belt |
| A. | o work confidentially |
| B. | o harm unfairly |
| C. | o strike at the exact position |
| D. | o hit the correct mark |
| Answer» C. o strike at the exact position | |
| 365. |
A chip off the old block |
| A. | piece of wood |
| B. | n old friend |
| C. | haracteristics of one's ancestors |
| D. | good bargain |
| Answer» D. good bargain | |
| 366. |
To have an easy time of it |
| A. | o take the world lightly |
| B. | o indulge in frivolities |
| C. | o squander away resources |
| D. | o live in quiet and comfort |
| Answer» E. | |
| 367. |
To give up the ghost |
| A. | o die |
| B. | o make false appearance |
| C. | o terrify others by acting in suspicious manner |
| D. | o leave useless spirits |
| Answer» B. o make false appearance | |
| 368. |
To cross swords |
| A. | o fight |
| B. | o defend |
| C. | o kill |
| D. | o rob |
| Answer» B. o defend | |
| 369. |
To hold something in leash |
| A. | o restrain |
| B. | o disappoint |
| C. | o dismiss |
| D. | o discourage |
| Answer» B. o disappoint | |
| 370. |
To save one's face |
| A. | o hide oneself |
| B. | o oppose |
| C. | o evade disgrace |
| D. | o say plainly |
| Answer» D. o say plainly | |
| 371. |
To spill the beans |
| A. | o reveal secret information |
| B. | o misbehave |
| C. | o keep secrets |
| D. | o talk irrelevant |
| Answer» B. o misbehave | |
| 372. |
To be in abeyance |
| A. | o be in trouble |
| B. | ual minded |
| C. | n a fighting mood |
| D. | n suspense |
| Answer» E. | |
| 373. |
A pipe dream |
| A. | pleasant dream |
| B. | bad dream |
| C. | n impracticable plan |
| D. | foolish idea |
| Answer» D. foolish idea | |
| 374. |
To keep one's head |
| A. | o be agile and active |
| B. | o keep calm |
| C. | o think coherently |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. o think coherently | |
| 375. |
To talk one's head off |
| A. | o talk loudly |
| B. | o talk in whispers |
| C. | o talk to oneself |
| D. | o talk excessively |
| Answer» E. | |
| 376. |
Will o' the wisp |
| A. | nything which eludes or deceives |
| B. | o act in a childish way |
| C. | o act in a foolish way |
| D. | o have desires unbacked by efforts |
| Answer» B. o act in a childish way | |
| 377. |
A fair crack of the whip |
| A. | evere punishment |
| B. | good check |
| C. | period of importance |
| D. | ailure of administration |
| Answer» D. ailure of administration | |
| 378. |
To get into hot waters |
| A. | o be impatient |
| B. | o suffer a huge financial loss |
| C. | o get into trouble |
| D. | o be in a confused state of mind |
| Answer» D. o be in a confused state of mind | |
| 379. |
To be at daggers drawn |
| A. | o be frightened |
| B. | o be ready to face danger |
| C. | o threaten one |
| D. | o be bitter enemy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 380. |
Harp on |
| A. | o comment |
| B. | o criticise |
| C. | o keep on talking |
| D. | o keep on insulting |
| Answer» D. o keep on insulting | |
| 381. |
By the skin of one's teeth |
| A. | ardly |
| B. | n time |
| C. | urriedly |
| D. | nly just |
| Answer» E. | |
| 382. |
To turn up one's nose at a thing |
| A. | o show eagerness to have something |
| B. | o show indifference |
| C. | o treat it with contemptuous dislike or disgust |
| D. | o start a grapple with it |
| Answer» D. o start a grapple with it | |
| 383. |
To catch somebody on the hop |
| A. | o give someone a surprise |
| B. | o catch somebody off guard |
| C. | o stand in the way of someone |
| D. | o catch somebody suddenly |
| Answer» C. o stand in the way of someone | |
| 384. |
To throw down the glove |
| A. | o resort to wrong tactics |
| B. | o give a challenge |
| C. | o accept defeat |
| D. | o reject the prize |
| Answer» C. o accept defeat | |
| 385. |
To snap one's fingers |
| A. | o speak abruptly |
| B. | o accept immediately |
| C. | o grasp eagerly |
| D. | o become contemptuous of |
| E. | o be anxious |
| Answer» E. o be anxious | |
| 386. |
To take with a grain of salt |
| A. | o take with some reservation |
| B. | o take with total disbelief |
| C. | o take wholeheartedly |
| D. | o take seriously |
| Answer» B. o take with total disbelief | |
| 387. |
To talk through one's hat |
| A. | o speak fluently |
| B. | o talk nonsense |
| C. | o talk wisdom |
| D. | o speak at random |
| Answer» C. o talk wisdom | |
| 388. |
A close shave |
| A. | lucky escape |
| B. | clean shave |
| C. | well guarded secret |
| D. | narrow escape |
| Answer» E. | |
| 389. |
To turn over a new leaf |
| A. | o change completely one's course of action |
| B. | o shift attention to new problems after having studied the old ones thoroughly |
| C. | o cover up one's fault by wearing new marks |
| D. | o change the old habits and adopt new ones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 390. |
To give chapter and verse for a thing |
| A. | o produce the proof of something |
| B. | o eulogize the qualities of a thing |
| C. | o make publicity of a thing |
| D. | o attach artificial value to a thing |
| Answer» B. o eulogize the qualities of a thing | |
| 391. |
To lose face |
| A. | o look angry |
| B. | o be humiliated |
| C. | o be helpless |
| D. | o look vacant |
| Answer» C. o be helpless | |
| 392. |
To haul over the coals |
| A. | o put hand in a wrong task |
| B. | o throw into the fire |
| C. | o put to task |
| D. | o say the wrong words |
| Answer» D. o say the wrong words | |
| 393. |
To tempt providence |
| A. | o invite punishment |
| B. | o achieve a fortune |
| C. | o take reckless risks |
| D. | o have God's favour |
| Answer» D. o have God's favour | |
| 394. |
To draw a bead upon |
| A. | o make prayers |
| B. | o cause hindrance in work |
| C. | o count the benefits |
| D. | o take aim at |
| Answer» E. | |
| 395. |
To make the grade |
| A. | o fail in a task |
| B. | o get good marks in an examination |
| C. | o come out successful |
| D. | o make good one's previous loss |
| Answer» D. o make good one's previous loss | |
| 396. |
To draw the long bow |
| A. | o over-estimate oneself |
| B. | o put up high demands |
| C. | o demand a very high price |
| D. | o make an exaggerated statement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 397. |
To set the people by ears |
| A. | o box the people |
| B. | o insult and disgrace the people |
| C. | o punish heavily |
| D. | o excite people to a quarrel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 398. |
To have brush with |
| A. | o start painting |
| B. | o have good and pleasing terms |
| C. | o be impressed |
| D. | o have a slight encounter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 399. |
To throw up the sponge |
| A. | o surrender or give up a contest |
| B. | o offer a challenge |
| C. | o become utterly disappointed |
| D. | o maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end |
| Answer» B. o offer a challenge | |
| 400. |
To lose one's head |
| A. | o go mad |
| B. | o become nervous |
| C. | o become confused and over excited |
| D. | o lose the balance |
| Answer» D. o lose the balance | |