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

B) A brief preview of something

C) Exact details or precise information

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

Q: 2 Hornet’s nest

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

Q: 3 Bitten off more than he could chew

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

Q: 4 In a nutshell

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

Q: 5 Cut from the same cloth

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

Q: 6 Beyond a shadow of a doubt

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

Q: 7 Two heads are better than one

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

Q: 8 Blessing in disguise

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

Q: 9 Stab you in the back

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

Q: 10 Bring to book

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

Q: 11 Out of gear

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

Q: 12 Bid defiance to

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

Q: 13 Sneak peek

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

Q: 14 Lose your marbles

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

Q: 15 Behind the eight ball

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

Q: 16 Asking for trouble

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

Q: 17 Split one’s sides

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

Q: 18 Breathing down one’s neck

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

Q: 19 Dance to the tunes

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

Q: 20 Chapter and verse

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

Q: 21 Kick the bucket

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

Q: 22 In a soup

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

Q: 23 Gone down the drain

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

Q: 24 Forty winks

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

Q: 25 Lie in the bed you have made

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

Idioms Quiz Set – 03

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