D) Has a good effect even though at first it seemed it would be bad

B) Exact details or precise information

A) A brief preview of something

Idioms Quiz | Set - 03 | 25 Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL, CDS, NDA, BANK, Teaching Exams, IBPS, SBI, Air force, Navy

Q: 1 Change horses in midstream

A) In seventh heaven
B) Spill the beans
C) Change horses in midstream
D) Break a leg

Q: 2 Forty winks

A) a long leave
B) a short sleep
C) a deep sleep
D) a secret signal

Q: 3 Stab you in the back

A) to get all bent out of shape
B) to blow his trumpet
C) to stab you in the back
D) to paint the whole town red

Q: 4 Hornet’s nest

A) Secret policy
B) Unpleasant result
C) Dangerous idea
D) Raising controversy

Q: 5 Cut from the same cloth

A) to come from the same source
B) to share resources
C) to be of a similar nature
D) belong to the same family

Q: 6 Breathing down one’s neck

A) Run out of steam
B) Break a leg
C) In the dark
D) Breathing down one’s neck

Q: 7 Out of gear

A) Not functioning properly
B) Lock and key
C) Need of the hour
D) Pin-money

Q: 8 Blessing in disguise

A) When things get better and better when least expecting it
B) Has a very good effect on a situation or a thing
C) When a simple solution solves a problem very well
D) Has a good effect even though at first it seemed it would be bad

Q: 9 Lie in the bed you have made

A) To ignore what someone is saying
B) Face the unpleasant consequences of your own acts
C) Sleep in your own bed
D) Sleep on the bed you made yourself

Q: 10 In a nutshell

A) in a fortnight
B) in the long run
C) in a nutshell
D) in the cold

Q: 11 Bitten off more than he could chew

A) taken it with a grain of salt
B) played by the ear
C) cut corners
D) bitten off more than he could chew

Q: 12 Chapter and verse

A) Buying the pig in a poke
B) Exact details or precise information
C) Cast pearls before they swine
D) Beating about the bush

Q: 13 Behind the eight ball

A) In a difficult or disadvantaged position
B) Playing pool or billiards
C) Having eight balls as a possession
D) In a favourable position

Q: 14 Gone down the drain

A) Beat the drum
B) Through thick and thin
C) In the same boat
D) Gone down the drain

Q: 15 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

A) Beyond a shadow of a doubt
B) Through thick and thin
C) Benefit of doubt
D) Off on the wrong foot

Q: 16 Bid defiance to

A) Blew over
B) Bid defiance to
C) Big fish
D) Beyond the pale

Q: 17 Dance to the tunes

A) Dance to the tunes
B) Hands are tied
C) Till the cows come home
D) Make it big

Q: 18 Two heads are better than one

A) Two people working together are more effective than one person working alone
B) Two wrongs don’t make a right
C) When the going gets tough, the tough gets going
D) You can’t always get what you want

Q: 19 Sneak peek

A) A brief preview of something
B) Sending a brief letter
C) To be in a winning position
D) To try something new

Q: 20 Asking for trouble

A) Put off
B) Beat around the bush
C) Asking for trouble

Q: 21 Split one’s sides

A) be extremely amused
B) undergo a surgery
C) scream in pain
D) meet with an accident

Q: 22 Lose your marbles

A) lose respect
B) be nervous
C) go insane
D) miss an opportunity

Q: 23 Kick the bucket

A) Be happy
B) To be ill
C) Be sad
D) To die

Q: 24 Bring to book

A) support someone
B) calm someone
C) punish someone
D) teach someone

Q: 25 In a soup

A) To get nothing
B) In trouble
C) To exhibit cowardice
D) Extremely short of money

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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