Idioms & Phrases MCQs

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idiom of “Rides the high horse”?
A. Went on gambling
B. Bought a horse
C. Superior
D. None of them
To face the music means____________?
A. To be greeted rudely
B. To be offered warm hospitailty
C. To be on the front seat in a concert
D. To bear the consequences
Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat about the bush ?
A. Try to meet george bush
B. To avoid the main topic
C. To make nosie
D. To accompany someone in a jungle
What the term Short Story stands for:
A. A long prose fiction
B. A story of figurative language
C. A story of many characters
D. A short prose fiction
What do you mean by Novel ___________ ?
A. Short prose
B. A long fictional prose with many characters
C. A short narrative prose
D. A literary work on the stage
There were no opposition to the new policy by the ‘rank and file’ of the Government.
A. The ordinary members
B. The official machinery
C. The majority
D. The cabinet ministers
He is busy with his work ______________?
A. Inns and out
B. Up to neck
C. Up to the hilt
D. Kith and kin
“All Hours” means___________?
A. At regular times
B. At irregular times
C. Every hour
D. None of these
Idiom “To cut long story short” means?
A. Tell the story briefly
B. Come to the point
C. Miss the main points
D. None of above
“De novo” means___________?
A. Calm in arm
B. New
C. Prominent
D. To any extent