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This section includes 84 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
“Chew the fat” means __________? |
| A. | To action a task; to initiate work |
| B. | To become silent; to stop talking |
| C. | To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed |
| D. | To chat idly or generally waste time talking |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
“Drop a dime” means ________? |
| A. | To be an informant |
| B. | Almost free. Very cheap |
| C. | To stop something at an early stage |
| D. | To leave |
| Answer» B. Almost free. Very cheap | |
| 53. |
“Get your goat” means _____? |
| A. | To pacify someone |
| B. | To irritate someone |
| C. | To soothe someone |
| D. | To Hug someone |
| Answer» C. To soothe someone | |
| 54. |
To cry wolf __________? |
| A. | To listen eagerly |
| B. | To give false alarm |
| C. | To turn pale |
| D. | To keep off starvation |
| Answer» C. To turn pale | |
| 55. |
To smell a rat _______? |
| A. | To see signs of plague epidemic |
| B. | To get bad small of a bad dead rat |
| C. | To suspect foul dealings |
| D. | To be in a bad mood |
| Answer» D. To be in a bad mood | |
| 56. |
To leave someone in the lurch _________? |
| A. | To come to compromise with someone |
| B. | Constant source of annoyance to someone |
| C. | To put someone at ease |
| D. | To desert someone in his difficulties |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
To put one’s hand to plough __________? |
| A. | To take up agricultural farming |
| B. | To take a difficult task |
| C. | To get entangled into unnecessary things |
| D. | Take interest in technical work |
| Answer» C. To get entangled into unnecessary things | |
| 58. |
To have an axe to grind ___________? |
| A. | A private end to serve |
| B. | To fail to arouse interest |
| C. | To have no result |
| D. | To work for both sides |
| Answer» B. To fail to arouse interest | |
| 59. |
To end in smoke ________? |
| A. | To make completely understand |
| B. | To ruin oneself |
| C. | To excite great applause |
| D. | To overcome someone |
| Answer» C. To excite great applause | |
| 60. |
He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means _____________? |
| A. | Toppled over |
| B. | Bribed |
| C. | Given advance information |
| D. | Threatened |
| Answer» D. Threatened | |
| 61. |
“Like a sitting duck” means________________? |
| A. | Lazy |
| B. | Fat |
| C. | Sleepy |
| D. | Ignorant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
A bitter pill means ___________? |
| A. | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
| B. | A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with |
| C. | A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted |
| D. | When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start planning all over again |
| Answer» D. When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start planning all over again | |
| 63. |
It was he who “put a spoke in my wheel”. |
| A. | tried to cause an accident |
| B. | helped in the execution of the plan |
| C. | thwarted in the execution of the plan |
| D. | destroyed the plan |
| Answer» D. destroyed the plan | |
| 64. |
Do no trust a man who “blows his own trumpet” |
| A. | flatters |
| B. | praises others |
| C. | admonishes others |
| D. | praises himself |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
He “passed himself off” as a noble man. |
| A. | Was regarded as |
| B. | Pretended to be |
| C. | Was thought to be |
| D. | Was looked upon |
| Answer» C. Was thought to be | |
| 66. |
In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to “die in harness”. |
| A. | die on a horse back |
| B. | die in the battlefield |
| C. | die while still working |
| D. | die with honour |
| Answer» D. die with honour | |
| 67. |
“Basket case” _______? |
| A. | An area of vulnerability |
| B. | Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster |
| C. | To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant |
| D. | One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
“Bird Brain” means _____? |
| A. | A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid |
| B. | A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp |
| C. | A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull |
| D. | A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly |
| Answer» B. A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp | |
| 69. |
“Apple of discord” means ______? |
| A. | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
| B. | A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid |
| C. | To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation |
| D. | To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude |
| Answer» B. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid | |
| 70. |
I met him after a long time, but he gave me “the cold shoulder”. |
| A. | scolded me |
| B. | insulted me |
| C. | abused me |
| D. | ignored me |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
“Beating a dead horse” means ________? |
| A. | To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of resolution |
| B. | An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature. |
| C. | To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude |
| D. | To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting |
| Answer» B. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature. | |
| 72. |
“Best of both worlds” means ________? |
| A. | A phrase implying that a person is never satisfied with their current situation; they think others have it better |
| B. | People’s intentions can be judged better by what they do than by what they say |
| C. | A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities |
| D. | Just the information I have on the subject |
| Answer» D. Just the information I have on the subject | |
| 73. |
“An arm and a leg” means _________? |
| A. | Full throttle; at maximum speed |
| B. | Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of money |
| C. | Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money |
| D. | One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress |
| Answer» D. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress | |
| 74. |
“Elephant in the room” means _________? |
| A. | An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature |
| B. | In good physical health |
| C. | Someone can perceive things and events that are outside of their field of vision |
| D. | You learned something through means of a rumor |
| Answer» B. In good physical health | |
| 75. |
“Achilles’ heel” means ________? |
| A. | “Achilles’ heel” means ________? |
| B. | A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength |
| C. | A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage |
| D. | To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is unavoidable |
| Answer» C. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage | |
| 76. |
“Ace in the hole” means __________? |
| A. | A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage |
| B. | A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength |
| C. | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
| D. | Without any hesitation; instantly |
| Answer» B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength | |
| 77. |
Pull your socks up: |
| A. | To get ready |
| B. | To finish |
| C. | To start |
| D. | To improve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
He was undecided. He “let the grass grow under his feet”. |
| A. | loitered around |
| B. | stayed out |
| C. | sat unmoving |
| D. | moved away |
| Answer» B. stayed out | |
| 79. |
To hit the nail right on the head _______? |
| A. | To say something that is exactly right or completely true |
| B. | To destroy one’s reputation |
| C. | To announce one’s fixed views |
| D. | To teach someone a lesson |
| Answer» B. To destroy one’s reputation | |
| 80. |
“Cap it all” means:____________? |
| A. | To cover everything |
| B. | To seize everything |
| C. | To finish |
| D. | To occur |
| Answer» D. To occur | |
| 81. |
“Never-never land” means:_____________? |
| A. | An ideal pace |
| B. | Dream land |
| C. | A worthless place |
| D. | A useless situation |
| Answer» B. Dream land | |
| 82. |
“A hot potato” means _________? |
| A. | The one tiny drawback that ruins it |
| B. | To go to bed to sleep |
| C. | To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor |
| D. | A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
“Hornet’s nest” means:___________? |
| A. | A bee’s house |
| B. | A violent situation |
| C. | A good situation |
| D. | A dangerous place |
| Answer» C. A good situation | |
| 84. |
To make clean breast of ________? |
| A. | To gain prominence |
| B. | To praise oneself |
| C. | To confess without of reserve |
| D. | To destroy before it blooms |
| Answer» D. To destroy before it blooms | |