idioms test 6 Welcome to your idioms test 6 Name Email 1. to blaze a trail (1) to lead the way as a pioneer (2) to light a track (3) to set up a fire (4) to wear a blazer while running None 2. red-letter day (1) a colourful day (2) fatal day (3) happy and significant day (4) hapless day None 3. have the last laugh (1) be of a cheerful nature (2) laugh only after understanding something (3) to be victorious at the end of an argument (4) to crack the final joke None 4. turn a deaf ear (1) disregard (2) defy (3) disobey (4) dismiss None 5. to smell a rat (1) to experience bad smell (2) to misunderstand (3) to see a hidden meaning (4) to suspect a trick None 6. A few days before his death, he made a clean breast of everything. (1) confessed (2) took off his shirt (3) suffered (4) spoke ill None 7. I am done for. (1) ruined (2) rewarded (3) answered (4) questioned None 8. For a healthy and lasting friendship one must be on the level. (1) equally rich (2) mentally compatible (3) honest and sincere (4) ready for sacrifices None 10. All his ventures went to the winds. (1) dissipated (2) spread all over (3) got speed of the winds (4) became well-known None 11. at one’s wit’s/wits' end (1) to work hard (2) to be intelligent (3) to get puzzled (4) to be stupid None 12. to take someone to task (1) to scold someone (2) to assign work to someone (3) to take someone to his place of work (4) to praise someone for the work done None 13. to face the music (1) to be greeted rudely (2) to be offered warm hospitality (3) to enjoy a music programme (4) to bear the consequences None 14. to blow one’s own trumpet (1) to play on one’s own trumpet (2) to praise one’s own self (3) to create noisy disturbances (4) to have a high-pitched voice None 15. to run one down (1) to be in a hurry (2) to be weak and tired (3) to disparage someone (4) to run down a lane None 16. at snail’s pace (1) very slowly (2) to walk like a snail (3) to lack interest in work (4) in methodical manner None 17. to turn a deaf ear (1) to be hard of hearing (2) to be indifferent (3) to be attentive (4) to be obstinate None 18. to take to one’s heels (1) to run off (2) to show one’s heels (3) to turn around (4) to walk leisurely None 19. to have something up one’s sleeves (1) having a practical plan (2) having an important project (3) having an ambitious plan (4) having a secret plan None 20. to end in smoke (1) to have a smoking session (2) to be on fire (3) to come to nothing (4) to burn slowly None 21. As the bomb exploded people ran helter-skelter. (1) in great fear (2) in disorderly haste (3) in haste (4) in great sorrow None 22. He was progressing by leaps and bounds because of his hard work. (1) rapidly (2) slowly (3) peacefully (4) strongly None 23. Our founder had done a Herculean task by constructing this great educational institution. (1) a work of no worth (2) an effortless job (3) a work requiring very great effort (4) a work requiring very great intelligence None 24. My close friend got the sack from his first job recently. (1) resigned (2) got rid of (3) was demoted from (4) was dismissed from None 25. I can no longer put up with her insolence. (1) endure (2) evade (3) suppress (4) assume None 26. She is a fair-weather friend. (1) a good friend (2) a friend who meets difficulties calmly (3) a friend who deserts you in difficulties (4) a favourable friend None 27. to die in harness means to die while (1) riding a horse (2) in a stable (3) in a uniform (4) still in service None 28. to keep under wraps means to keep something (1) covered (2) protected (3) unpacked (4) secret None 29. After independence Indian agriculture rose like a phoenix due to the Green Revolution. (1) with a new life (2) with a start (3) with royal gait (4) with vengeance None 30. His failure at the election has been a sore point with him for a long time. (1) something which hurts (2) something that brings fear to (3) something memorable for (4) something pleasurable to None Time's up
