IDIOMS AND PHRASES-8

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idioms 8

1.The firm progressed ........... . *

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(A) Ways and means

(B) Heart and soul

(D) By leaps and bounds

2. “To shrug one’s shoulders” means: *

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(A) to show disapproval

(B) to approve

(D) to deny

3.Raju is squirrelling money away for his retirement. Here ‘squirreling’ means *

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(A) giving away

(B) lending

(D) put in a secret place for later use

4.He decided to fight for justice ............ *

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(A) In all costs

(B) At all costs

(D) From all costs

5.The idiom “hand and glove” means: *

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(A) very friendly

(B) in confusion

(D) entirely

6.Fill in the blanks with suitable idiom:�The policemen came to my house and accused me of stealing a necklace but I told them that they were ............... *

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(A) Looking a gift horse in the mouth

(B) Blowing hot and cold

(D) Barking up the wrong tree

7.David worked hard to" keep the wolf from the door".�The meaning of idiom is: *

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(A) to keep dangers away

(B) to keep dogs away

(D) to escape from robbers

8.Prevention is ...........than cure. *

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(A) better

(B) best

(D) less

9.My brother lives in Europe. So I see him "once in a blue moon".�The idiom means: *

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(A) often

(B) everyday

(D) very rarely

10.The meaning of the expression “to strike a chord”: *

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(A) to treat someone with hatred

(B) to ignore relatives and friends

(D) to say something that other people sympathize

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