Directions (1-15): In each of the questions below one/an idiom/phrase is given in bold type followed by five options which try to decipher its meaning as used in the following sentence. Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the phrase in the context of the given sentence.
Q1. The comments about John’s work ethic were not actually threatened with losing his job. hit home,
(a) Reach home
(b) Losing
(c) Totally misunderstood
(d) Fully understood
(e) Highly recommended
Q2. if you Cut the corners And don’t apply a top coat, or your nails will likely chip faster.
(a) Unfollow
(b) Skipping steps
(c) Leave something
(d) cheap
(e) Deterioration
Q3. You always are when you travel by public transport At the mercy of the weather.
(a) Put away
(b) Stay close
(c) Under Control
(d) Affected
(e) Bad weather
Q4. i have done A measurement of students, and I don’t think that topic will pique their interest in the assembly.
(a) Judged
(b) is wrong
(c) Knowledgeable
(d) Causing Harm
(e) Neglect
Q5. My grandmother spends more time A walk down memory lane These days rather than talking about the present.
(a) Jogging
(b) On foot
(c) Future Considerations
(d) Postponement of physical activity
(e) Remember past events
Q6. We always thought of Michael as a lifelong bachelor, so of course he was. A bolt of blue When he returned from his vacation wearing a wedding ring.
(A general
(b) Non-interesting
(c) Unexpected
(d) Boring
(e) Clear
Q7. The jury is out We are moving forward with an advertising campaign as we would like to bring in some more focus groups.
(a) has already been determined
(b) Pending Decision
(c) Unnecessary
(d) Inevitable
(e) Final decision
Q8. I don’t know if I can Take her story at face valueBut I’ll assume she’s not lying.
(A) Amazing
(b) Unreliable
(c) Compensation
(d) Trust
(e) Obtaining
Q9. It was one of the few countries that the EU was capable of to cover Unemployment during a recession.
(a) End
(b) Casing
(c) Disguise
(d) Hide
(e) Intermittently
Q10. lord of the rings Took the whole world by stormwas one of the most successful films of all time.
(a) Amazing
(b) Authority
(c) successful
(d) Assault
(e) To be angry
Q11. A President can be in spite of how much he wants the law to be repealed Overplaying his hand By trying to destroy it completely without replacing it with something.
(a) Abuse of office
(b) Handle carelessly
(c) Disclosure
(d) Failure
(e) Too confident
Q12. My pride was already hurt when I didn’t get the job, but hearing that they gave it to Dave Rub salt into the wound.
(a) Increase
(b) Climax
(c) Secretary
(d) Knowledgeable
(e) Charges
Q13. I was really surprised that the sequel holding a candle To root.
(a) Extermination
(b) Construction
(c) Monitoring
(d) Compare
(e) Consciousness
Q14. candidate backed himself into a corner During the debate, he should take back many things he had already said.
(a) Undisputed
(b) Demolition
(c) Estimates
(d) Arguments
(e) Variation
Q15. Nancy is done steering wheel Our department has been around for so long that I can’t imagine what she will be like when she retires!
(a) Stupid
(b) Calculate
(c) Sensitive
(d) The Bible
(e) In charge
Solution
S1. Answer (d)
Sol. Hit home: to fully understand or strongly affect or resonate with someone.
therefore, option (d) is the correct answer choice.
S2. A. (b)
Sol. Cut corners: To do something as easily or cheaply as possible, usually by omitting some steps to the detriment of the finished product or end result.
therefore, option (b) is the correct answer choice.
S3. A. (c)
Sol. At the mercy of (something or someone): subject to the control or actions of a particular person or thing.
therefore, Option (c) is the correct answer choice.
S4. Answer (a)
Sol. to gauge (someone or something): to understand or know someone or something well and to use that knowledge accordingly; Having an accurate idea of someone or something.
therefore, option (a) is the correct answer choice.
S5. Answer (E)
Sol. Walk down memory lane: To reminisce about past events, especially happy ones.
therefore, option is the correct answer choice.
S6. Answer (c)
Sol. A bolt from the blue: something unexpected or surprising.
therefore, Option (c) is the correct answer choice.
S7. Answer (b)
Sol. The jury is still out: a decision has not yet been made.
therefore, option (b) is the correct answer choice.
S8. Answer (d)
Sol. take (something) at face value: to accept someone or something at face value; Believing that things are as they seem.
therefore, option (d) is the correct answer choice.
S9. Answer (a)
Sol. to put a lid on (something or someone): stop, put an end to, put an end to, or destroy (something before it escalates or becomes serious/serious).
therefore, option (a) is the correct answer choice.
S10. Answer (c)
Sol. Take (something) by storm: become successful very quickly in a particular place or with particular people.
Conquering, capturing, or besieging something, someone, or a place by a sudden and intense attack.
therefore, Option (c) is the correct answer choice.
S11. Answer (E)
Sol. Overplaying one’s hand: Being too confident in one’s ability or position and failing to achieve something as a result.
therefore, option is the correct answer choice.
S12. Answer (a)
Sol. To rub salt in the wound: making something already difficult, unpleasant, or painful worse; To accentuate, heighten, or intensify a negative situation, feeling, or experience (for someone).
therefore, option (a) is the correct answer choice.
S13. Answer (d)
Sol. Hold a candle: to be compared to someone or something; To be good or desirable as someone or something. Often used in the negative to mean the opposite.
therefore, option (d) is the correct answer choice.
S14. Answer (c)
Sol. Back yourself into a corner: Creating for yourself a predicament or unpleasant situation with no or very few favorable solutions or consequences.
therefore, Option (c) is the correct answer choice.
S15. Answer (E)
Sol. Steering: in charge; Acting as a leader of something. The phrase originates as a nautical term, meaning “in the position to steer a ship”.
therefore, option is the correct answer choice.
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