Idioms and Phrases MCQs

Question 1

If we give them this concession, it will be the thin end of the wedge.

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the beginning of further concessions

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a compromise on principles

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the least we could do for them

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inadequate for their needs

Question 2

If Gaurav does not complete the work allotted to him properly, we shall send him packing.

Accepted Answer

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put him in packing department

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give him our best wishes

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give him another work

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recall with honour

Question 3

His boss was always breathing down his neck.

Accepted Answer

watching all his actions closely

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abusing and ill-treating him

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shouting loudly at him

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giving him strenuous work

Question 4

he was in a brown study and did not seem to catch my point.

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absorbed in reading

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in his study room

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absent-minded

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in a state of shock

Question 5

With the existing management, the future of the company is in doldrums.

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dull

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bright

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uncertain

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secure

Question 6

It was such a strange affair that I could not make head or tail of it.

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understand it

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face it

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tolerate it

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remember it

Question 7

His oily tongue has won him promotion.

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flattery

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soft speech

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word power

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fluency in speech

Question 8

A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.

Accepted Answer

a talent for speaking

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a good personality

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a talent for acting

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an interest in discipline

Question 9

If you rub him the wrong way, he is bound to react.

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annoy him

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flatter him

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encourage him

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abuse him