Idioms & Phrases MCQs

136 MCQs  — English MCQs  (Page 6 of 14)

To cry wolf __________?
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
To end in smoke ________?
A. To make completely understand
B. To ruin oneself
C. To excite great applause
D. To overcome someone
To put one’s hand to plough __________?
A. To take up agricultural farming
B. To take a difficult task
C. To get entangled into unnecessary things
D. Take interest in technical work
To pick holes _________?
A. To find some reason to quarrel
B. To destroy something
C. To criticize someone
D. To cut some part of an item
To make clean breast of ________?
A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C. To confess without of reserve
D. To destroy before it blooms
To have an axe to grind ___________?
A. A private end to serve
B. To fail to arouse interest
C. To have no result
D. To work for both sides
Pull your socks up:
A. To get ready
B. To finish
C. To start
D. To improve
He was undecided. He “let the grass grow under his feet”.
A. Loitered around
B. Stayed out
C. Sat unmoving
D. Moved away
“MALA FIDE” means ?
A. Bad intention
B. Genuine
C. Trustworthy
D. Generous