Directions (1-10): In the following questions four alternatives are given for idioms/phrases in now. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
Q1. The salt of the Earth
(a) To expect something in return
(b) Very good & honest/kind
(c) To support someone
(d) Neat and clean
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. Feel blue
(a) Feeling ecstatic
(b) In trouble/depressed
(c) An easy achievement
(d) None of these
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. Flies off at a tangent
(a) Self praising
(b) To boast
(c) Start discussing something irrelevant
(d) Well informed
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Going places.
(a) To go to the home back
(b) Talented and successful
(c) To go on a visit
(d) To be angry
S4. Ans.(b)
Q5. Get the sack
(a) Getting promotion
(b) Dismissed from
(c) To get a surprise
(d) To get a leave
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Of no avail
(a) In favour with
(b) Useless
(c) Useful
(d) To be utterly lost
S6. Ans.(b)
Q7. Bone to pick
(a) Appear suddenly
(b) To reject
(c) Cause of quarrel
(d) To accept readily
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. To call it a day
(a) To conclude proceedings
(b) To grieve over
(c) To accept something
(d) To be suspicious
S8. Ans.(a)
Q9. Pull someone up on something
(a) To agree on something
(b) To Criticize
(c) To bring out a change
(d) None of the above
S9. Ans.(b)
Q10. Point blank
(a) Rarely
(b) Very definite and direct
(c) Leave quietly
(d) Very far
S10. Ans.(b)
