VERBAL ABILITY: Test Your Phrases/Idioms in English

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In the following Questions choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence.

'Oh my God! The traffic is crawling. You know, ____________ we will never be able to make it on time for the seminar.' Shubha sounded a bit frustrated. *

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for a good cause

at face value

without a hitch

at this rate

'Hey, do you have _____________? We could catch a movie.' asked Romi. *

1 point

time in your hand

day in the sun

watch on your hand

time on your hand

When he realized he was throwing away his life, he ____________ and took charge of his life. *

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hung in there

bit the bullet

brought home the bacon

wasn't born yesterday

'Hey, I ________________. So you better stop giving me your sob stories. ' he said to the boy. *

1 point

bite the bullet

wasn’t born yesterday

bring home the bacon

hang in there

'You are taking things too lightly. _____________ you will never get a decent job.' Ravi tried to put some sense into his friend's head. *

1 point

Hang in there

Day in the Sun

At this rate

For a good cause

Everybody wants to have their _____________ but nobody wants to put in the effort and time required. *

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day in the sun

crunch time

night in the moon

play for time

The naughty student tried to manipulate the Professor by giving some lame excuse but the professor immediately caught him. The student didn't realize that the Professor ________________. *

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wailed in sorrow

wasn't born yesterday

was naïve

was born yesterday

'How long will you give the excuse that you have fear of public speaking? You have to ______________ and face the fear of standing in front of a crowd and speaking.' Rita suggested Avni. *

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bite the bullet

break a leg

call it a day

mad as a hatter

'I had left few chapters and was nervous about my exams', said Ramesh, 'but it went off __________________.' *

1 point

at face value

without a hitch

for a good cause

over my head

Even though he was criticized for his work, he didn't lose heart and just ___________. Today he is a successful Manager. *

1 point

hang in there

bring home the bacon

hung in there

hanging in there

I was so worried about how the arrangements would go. But luckily we were able to pull it off ____________. *

1 point

at face value

at this rate

for a good cause

without a hitch

'If you complete your assignments on time you will have enough ______________ for other activities that you like doing.' Divya's Mom advised her. *

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in nick of time

time and tide

time on your hands

to the end of time

Oftentimes it is important to let go of the good things___________ great and better things in life. *

1 point

at face value

at this rate

for a good cause

for the sake of

I know the times are not in your favor, but just ______________ and things will be okay. *

1 point

hang yourself there

get along there

bring home the bacon

hang in there

In today's consumer centric marketplace you can be in any industry and ____________________. *

1 point

mad as a hatter

get over it

bring home the duck

bring home the bacon

If you study just ______________ you are losing out on learning. *

1 point

at this rate

without a hitch

for a good cause

for the sake of

'I had _______________ so I planned to make use of it ______________. I never expected that it would result in a ____________ for me. It was not an easy task and often times I had to ___________. But it was something worth doing.' said Rima as she shared her experience with her classmates. *

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for a good cause, day in the sun, bite the bullet, time on my hands

time on my hands, for a good cause, day in the sun, bite the bullet

time on my hands, at face value, day in the sun, without a hitch

at face value, without a hitch, hang in there, bite the bullet

'You have this bad habit of accepting everything _________________. You should learn to develop looking at things more critically rather than what they seem.' The father was heard giving advice to his son. *

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for a good cause

in nick of time

at face value

at this rate

Vivek has taken up a project to educate poor students who cannot afford to go to school. He is using his time ______________ and can serve as a motivation for others. *

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for the sake of

for a good cause

without delay

without a hitch

Roshan is enjoying his ________________. With all the hard work he has put in, he deserves it. *

1 point

time on your hands

day in the Sun

at face value

bring home the bacon

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