Colloquialism | MCQs

    Q1: Be Up to your ears? means

    • A. to be very clever
    • B. to be very busy
    • C. to be very lazy
    • D. none

    Q2: Choose the meaning of underlined word. I will 'pencil you' in for Tuseday the 18th.

    • A. Appointment
    • B. Independent
    • C. Respect
    • D. Particular

    Q3: To "back out" means ______?

    • A. To be trapped
    • B. None of these
    • C. To support
    • D. To retreat

    Q4: My maternal aunt is a bad news. Here 'bad news' means?

    • A. The one who brings gifts
    • B. None of these
    • C. The one who brings trouble
    • D. The one who spreads happiness

    Q5: If you "hold on" a little longer, things will definitely improve. Here 'hold on' means?

    • A. To surrender
    • B. To conceal
    • C. To continue
    • D. None of these

    Q6: The phrase 'A Bone of Contention' means?

    • A. Reason of Quarrel
    • B. With a reason
    • C. Disturbing man
    • D. Cause of Quarrel

    Q7: Spick and span means

    • A. Deceive somebody
    • B. Watch and weather
    • C. None of these
    • D. Wisdom and foresight

    Q8: Close shave means what?

    • A. narrow escape
    • B. to apply economy
    • C. by the skin of one`s teeth
    • D. Hair`s breadth

    Q9: Basket case means _____

    • A. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress
    • B. An area of vulnerability
    • C. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant
    • D. Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster

    Q10: Guess the closest possible meaning of the given idiom from the options given below :Wheel and Woe

    • A. Illegality
    • B. In prosperity and diversity
    • C. diversity
    • D. None
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