Idioms test 21

1. William left us with a heartwrenching swan song.

2. The hunter began to suspect that he had been sent on a wild goose chase as there was no white elephant in the forest.

3. The Director’s ideas for the development of the company are all moonshine.

4. To be a successful lawyer, one must know how to dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s.

5. When Ramu lost the money, he was down in the dumps.

6. He turned up his nose at my offer.

7. There are no hard and fast rules that cannot be relaxed on such an occasion.

8. Her father strained every nerve to enable her to get settled in life.

9. The present manner of delimitation has been done in a gerrymandering way.

10. The performance of the lead actors in the play brought the house down.

11. People like her, who are salt of the earth, are very difficult to find.

12. The Alpha and Omega

13. Jane earned pin money working part-time as a waitress.

14. Indians are going places in the field of software technology.

15. She is a person who pulls no punches.

16. For any group work to be successful, it is important that everyone is on the same page.

17. Our plan to go to London is in the air.

18. My efforts at pest control went in vain, I have to go back to the drawing board.

19. There is no cut and dried method for doing this.

20. Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade and had to be helped to a quiet place.

21. Hold your horses for a moment while I make a phone call.

22. Sachin Tendulkar’s batting skills make him a cut above the rest.

23. I am very interested to know the outcome of the debate, kindly keep me in the loop.

24. The secretary’s thoughtless remark added fuel to the fire.

25. He could not get money from his master because he rubbed him up the wrong way.

26. Ask Mr. Das. He can give you all the news you need : he is always in the swim.

27. You have been trying to solve this puzzle for a long time, be careful so that you avoid barking up the wrong tree.

28. I’ll be able to do my job very well when I know the ropes.

29. Deepak did not care for his family, he wanted to gather roses only.

30. a close-fisted person