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Idioms and phrases MCQs

Practice Idioms and Phrases MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn the meanings, usage and interpretation of commonly used English idioms and phrases through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #41
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Bull in a china shop'.
A. A clumsy person in a delicate situation
B. A bull statue
C. A brave person
D. An animal in a store
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It describes someone who acts recklessly in a sensitive environment.
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Question #42
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Burn the midnight oil'.
A. To sleep early
B. To waste fuel
C. To work or study late at night
D. To light a lamp
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means to stay up late to work or read.
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Question #43
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Bury the hatchet'.
A. To start a fight
B. To hide a weapon
C. To make peace and end a quarrel
D. To dig a grave
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means to stop arguing and become friends again.
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Question #44
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'By hook or by crook'.
A. By walking slowly
B. By legal methods only
C. By any means, fair or foul
D. By using tools
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means achieving something by any possible method.
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Question #45
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'By leaps and bounds'.
A. Slowly and steadily
B. Jumping often
C. Rapidly
D. Within limits
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means at a very fast pace.
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Question #46
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'By the skin of one's teeth'.
A. With great ease
B. By a wide margin
C. Narrowly; just barely
D. With dental help
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means escaping something or succeeding only just.
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Question #47
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Call a spade a spade'.
A. To speak plainly and frankly
B. To lie
C. To be polite
D. To use a gardening tool
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It means to say the truth directly without sugar-coating.
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Question #48
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Call it a day'.
A. To celebrate
B. To name a day
C. To phone someone
D. To stop working for the day
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It means to decide to finish the day's work.
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Question #49
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Carry the day'.
A. To carry a bag
B. To postpone
C. To win or succeed
D. To lift something
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means to emerge victorious or prove successful.
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Question #50
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Cat got your tongue'.
A. Unable to speak because of shyness
B. Eating quickly
C. A cat bit your tongue
D. Tongue swelling
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It is said to someone who is silent when expected to speak.
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Question #51
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Catch someone red-handed'.
A. To catch with red paint
B. To paint hands
C. To hold someone's hand
D. To catch in the act of doing something wrong
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It means to apprehend someone while they are committing a crime.
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Question #52
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Change of heart'.
A. A change in one's opinion or feeling
B. A medical condition
C. A heart transplant
D. A new relationship
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It means to reverse one's earlier decision or attitude.
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Question #53
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Chew the fat'.
A. To lose weight
B. To eat fatty food
C. To cook
D. To chat informally
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It means to have a long, casual conversation.
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Question #54
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Chip off the old block'.
A. A piece of wood
B. Someone who closely resembles a parent
C. A broken block
D. A carpenter's tool
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It means a child who has similar characteristics to a parent.
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Question #55
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Clean sweep'.
A. A complete victory or removal
B. A cleaning tool
C. A dirty place
D. To sweep the floor
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It means a total and decisive win or change.
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Question #56
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Cold feet'.
A. Frozen feet
B. Shoes
C. Nervousness or second thoughts
D. A winter problem
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means to suddenly become too frightened to do something.
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Question #57
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Come rain or shine'.
A. During rainy days
B. No matter what happens
C. Only when the weather is good
D. In sunshine
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It means regardless of circumstances.
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Question #58
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Couch potato'.
A. A piece of furniture
B. A lazy person who sits around watching TV
C. A vegetable
D. A baked potato
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It refers to a very idle, inactive person.
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Question #59
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Crocodile tears'.
A. Tears of joy
B. Real sadness
C. Fake or insincere tears
D. Tears of a crocodile
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means a false display of grief or sympathy.
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Question #60
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Cross that bridge when you come to it'.
A. To deal with a problem when it arises
B. To avoid a bridge
C. To cross a river
D. To build a bridge
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It means not to worry about a future issue prematurely.
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