Idioms test 13 Welcome to your Idioms test 13 Name Email 1. sought after (1) highly paid (2) pursued by (3) in great demand (4) with great talent None 2. all at sea (1) very proud (2) overjoyed (3) puzzled (4) excited None 3. to hit below the belt (1) to punish (2) to tie with a belt (3) to hit with a belt (4) to attack unfairly None 4. pot-luck dinner (1) dinner where everybody brings something to eat (2) dinner where everybody pays for his food (3) dinner where only soup is served (4) dinner where people eat and play games at the same time None 5. at one’s beck and call (1) to attend a call (2) to be helped by someone (3) to be useful to someone (4) to be dominated by someone None 6. to explore every avenue (1) to search all streets (2) to scout the wilderness (3) to find adventure (4) to try every opportunity None 7. a red letter day (1) a dangerous day in one’s life (2) a sorrowful day in one’s life (3) an important or joyful occasion in one’s life (4) both a dangerous and sorrowful day in one’s life None 8. to have something up one’s sleeve (1) to hide something in the sleeve (2) to play a magician trick (3) to have a secret plan (4) to play hide and seek None 9. on the spur of the moment (1) to act at once (2) to ride a horse in a race (3) to act deliberately (4) to act at the appointed time None 10. to bring to light (1) to reveal (2) to conceal (3) to provide luminescence (4) to appeal None 11. to hit the jackpot (1) to gamble (2) to get an unexpected victory (3) to be wealthy (4) to make money quickly None 12. to burn the candle at both ends (1) to spend cautiously (2) to be stingy (3) work hard (4) to survive difficulty None 13. status quo (1) unchanged position (2) excellent place (3) unbreakable statue (4) long queue None 14. by fair means or foul (1) without using common sense (2) without difficulty (3) in any way honest or dishonest (4) having been instigated None 15. to look down one’s nose (1) to show anger (2) to retaliate (3) to insult in the presence of others (4) to regard with contempt None 16. to shed crocodile tears (1) to weep profusely (2) to pretend grief (3) to grieve seriously (4) to mock something None 17. by putting two and two together (1) to mix several things (2) to make an arithmetical calculation (3) to keep people in pairs (4) to deduce from given facts None 18. to go scot-free (1) to walk like a native of Scotland (2) to get something free (3) to escape without punishment (4) to save tax None 19. at the eleventh hour (1) at eleven O’clock (2) at the wrong time (3) at the last possible moment (4) at the initial moment itself None 20. birds of the same feather (1) persons of same caste (2) persons of same colour (3) birds with same type of feather (4) persons of same character None 21. to fight tooth and nail (1) to fight a losing battle (2) to fight heroically (3) to fight cowardly (4) to make every possible effort None 22. to call a spade a spade (1) to be frank (2) to be sly (3) to be rude (4) to be diplomatic None 23. a white elephant (1) an extinct species of elephant found in Burma (2) a report by the government to give information (3) huge and colossal waste of human energy (4) costly and troublesome possession useless to its owner None 24. to miss the bus (1) to miss the bus that one regularly takes (2) to miss an opportunity (3) to have something to fall back upon (4) to find fault with others None 25. As a businessman, my father always maintained that his transactions constituted an open book. (1) an account book always open (2) a book of open confessions (3) an opening for new ventures (4) straight forward and honest dealing None 26. The project advanced by leaps and bounds. (1) rapidly (2) slowly (3) sharply (4) simply None 27. She is too fond of her own voice. (1) loves singing (2) very selfish (3) does not listen properly to anyone else (4) very talkative None 28. Indian police is, on the whole, high handed in dealing with citizens. (1) kind (2) overbearing (3) prompt (4) adept None 29. I take exception to your statement that I am bad tempered. (1) do not agree (2) feel unhappy (3) object (4) feel angry None 30. The officer called for an explanation from the cashier for the shortage of cash. (1) asked (2) begged (3) served a notice (4) demanded None Time's up
