Mock Test on Idioms And Phrases

Welcome to your Mock Test on Idioms And Phrases

1. Can't see the wood for the trees:

(A) silly person

(B) a fool

(D) to encourage

2. Lion's share

(A) look angrily

(B) major share

(D) heart of the prey

3. Blow one's own trumpet :

(A) praise others loudly

(B) speak abusively

(D) balanced

4. Out of question:

(A) resemble

(B) easy

(D) for the end

5. A gala day:

(A) a day of festivity

(B) a day of grief

(D) a relevant story

6. Up to the mark:

(A) feel greatly

(B) standard

(D) below standard

7. A hard nut to crack:

(A) to be deceived

(B) lazy

(D) a difficult problem

8. With open arms:

(A) warmly

(B) cold blooded

(D) coldly

9. A man of straw:

(A) a puppet

(B) influential

(D) to struggle in vain

10. An axe to grind:

(A) touch life

(B) an unselfish motive

(D) win by any means

11. A turn coat:

(A) one who changes one's opinion or party

(B) a wet coat

(D) man of principles

12. Beat a retreat:

(A) to retire before the enemy

(B) to face the enemy

(D) feel greatly

14. A fool's paradise :

(A) an underdeveloped country

(B) utopia

(D) object to

15. Be on the horns of a dilemma:

(A) of the first quality

(B) be very busy

(D) to choose between two goods

16. A white elephant

(A) elephants of Kerala

(B) a burdensome possession

(D) a snabbish person

17. At the eleventh hour :

(A) in danger

(B) just in time

(D) before time.

18. Make hay while the sun shines

(A) to dance happily

(B)to hurry

(D) to destroy

19. In the arms of Morpheus :

(A) sound sleep

(B) waking

(D) be submissive

20. Pull the wool over one's eye:

(A) to delay

(B) to encourage

(D) to deceive

21. Call a spade a spade :

(A) cordially

(B) speak diplomatically

(D) to speak very plainly

22. Rise to the occasion

(A) to do habitually

(B) to prove able to deal with an unexpected problem

(D) to join others

23. By hook or crook:

(A) by fair means

(B) by fair or foul means

(D) straight forward

24. Turn over a new leaf:

(A) to mend one's way

(B) to be present

(D) to survive

25. Crocodile tears :

(A) incidentally

(B) take a firm stand

(D) more than enough

26. Too many irons in the fire:

(A) big fire

(B) too many engagements

(D) to amuse

27. Beat about the bush:

(A) approach a subject slowly

(B) sincerely

(D) make clear

28. To cut the Gordian knot:

(A) to do an easy thing

(B) to solve a difficulty

(D) to have no effect

29. Born with a silver spoon :

(A) born of a poor family

(B) to struggle in vain

(D) born of wealthy parents

30. Face the music:

(A) love music

(B) to avoid

(D) to delay

31. Bid fair :

(A) to be reluctant

(B) take a firm stand

(D) with all energy

32. To let the eat out of the bag:

(A) to get into trouble

(B) to keep a secret

(D) to reveal a secret

33. Blow hot and cold :

(A) support and oppose at the same time

(B) firm determination

(D) major share

34. Laugh up one's sleeve:

(A) to amuse

(B) to make others laugh

(D) to laugh in public

35. Hit the nail on the head:

(A) to make tidy

(B) to do the right thing

(D) to do wrong things

36. Kick up a row:

(A) make a great noise

(B) meet by chance

(D) noiselessly

6 thoughts on “Mock Test on Idioms And Phrases”

bharti says:

April 26, 2023 at 3:01 pm

nice test

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Eman says:

May 9, 2023 at 9:04 am

thanks

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KANCHANA M S says:

August 8, 2023 at 10:44 am

it is very helpful to learn idiom

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KANCHANA M S says:

August 8, 2023 at 10:45 am

it is very interesting

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KANCHANA M S says:

August 8, 2023 at 10:45 am

it is very good

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1. Lata says:
  
  December 8, 2023 at 10:18 am
  
  Nice
  
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