Idioms test 8

1. The teacher announced that she had no blue-eyed boys in the class.

2. He was confident that all his present sufferings will soon blow over.

3. The teacher advised the students to take into account the advice given by the elders.

4. The lawyer asked his assistant to collect the details regarding the pros and cons of the case.

5. The principal has to carry out the orders issued by the higher authorities.

6. The young engineer was hauled up for spilling the beans about the new project to the competitor.

7. The Government claims that Indian industry is progressing by leaps and bounds.

8. Laying off of thousands of workers is inevitable under the new economic policy.

9. “I take thee at thy word”, said Romeo to Juliet.

10. People who do not lay out their money carefully, soon come to grief.

11. Having bought the house, they decided to go the whole hog and buy all the furniture needed.

12. There is a lot of bad blood between them.

13. The village headman pretends to be a good samaritan.

14. The beleaguered politician was anxious to set the record straight.

15. The bus had a close shave as its driver swerved to the right a split second before the oncoming truck could run into it.

16. fits and starts

17. When the Inspector entered the class some of the students shook in their shoes.

18. in high spirits

19. He amassed his wealth through sharp practices.

20. He is not in the good books of his boss.

21. The officer is fed up with the complaints made against the clerk.

22. a white elephant,

23. ins and outs

24. All his ventures went to the winds.

25. Don’t worry about the silly row. It was just a storm in a tea cup.

26. The Rajput warriors set their face against the invader.

27. Syria is now currying favour with America.

28. Our Principal is not a man to mince matters.

29. We tend to take for granted the conveniences of modern life.

30. Hold your tongue, my lad! I’ll deal with you later.