Directions (1-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q1. To bring to heel
to be successful
to force someone or something to obey
to wish someone good luck
to confine or trap
Q2. A ghost of a chance
commonplace
become more important or popular
to hurry
a very small possibility
Q3. To go ballistic
to become irrationally enraged
to have existed for a long time
to lead to think a certain way
to stop doing or saying something
Q4. To get the runaround
to stop annoying or bothering someone
to get started
to be given misleading or evasive information
to drink alcohol and begin to feel intoxicated
Q5. Dawn on
to perfect an activity
to realize something
to do someone a favor without having been asked
to completely change your mind or opinion
Q6. Days are numbered
repayment or retaliation
to be about to die
to be about to born
to be recovered
Q7. Duck out
to quickly enter a location
easy thing to do
to leave in a hurry or secretly
to announce or reveal something
Q8. Talk turkey
to discuss something honestly and directly
to say something erroneous, foolish, or impudent
something very difficult to do
to help someone to think about a situation
Q9. Shoot the breeze
to subject to drastic rearrangement or reorganization
to do or say something stupid that causes problems
to end a relationship or agreement suddenly or completely
to chat casually without purpose
Q10. Pony up
to produce something quickly and with apparent ease
to pay money that is owed or due
to spend less money than you once did
to act aggressively and ruthlessly
Q11. Plug away
to work in a determined manner to finish something
to make arguments against or objections to a proposition
to learn a piece of music simply by listening to it
to invest some amount of money into something
Q12. Red herring
(a) something difficult or undesirable which is hidden becomes known and needs to be managed
to be in good health again after a period of illness or injury
something used to divert someone's attention from the real or important issue
to deliberately make a painful or difficult experience worse
Q13. A man of means
to be disciplined
to be selfish
to be destitute
to be wealthy
Q14. Long in the tooth
to speak (or write) too much
to be elderly or aging
to take a long route
to live long
Q15. Knuckle down
to leave a task before completing it
to be depressed to perform as a winner
to work diligently on a task or problem
to understand what usually happens in a given situation
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.D
10.B
11.A
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.C
Q1. To bring to heel
to be successful
to force someone or something to obey
to wish someone good luck
to confine or trap
Q2. A ghost of a chance
commonplace
become more important or popular
to hurry
a very small possibility
Q3. To go ballistic
to become irrationally enraged
to have existed for a long time
to lead to think a certain way
to stop doing or saying something
Q4. To get the runaround
to stop annoying or bothering someone
to get started
to be given misleading or evasive information
to drink alcohol and begin to feel intoxicated
Q5. Dawn on
to perfect an activity
to realize something
to do someone a favor without having been asked
to completely change your mind or opinion
Q6. Days are numbered
repayment or retaliation
to be about to die
to be about to born
to be recovered
Q7. Duck out
to quickly enter a location
easy thing to do
to leave in a hurry or secretly
to announce or reveal something
Q8. Talk turkey
to discuss something honestly and directly
to say something erroneous, foolish, or impudent
something very difficult to do
to help someone to think about a situation
Q9. Shoot the breeze
to subject to drastic rearrangement or reorganization
to do or say something stupid that causes problems
to end a relationship or agreement suddenly or completely
to chat casually without purpose
Q10. Pony up
to produce something quickly and with apparent ease
to pay money that is owed or due
to spend less money than you once did
to act aggressively and ruthlessly
Q11. Plug away
to work in a determined manner to finish something
to make arguments against or objections to a proposition
to learn a piece of music simply by listening to it
to invest some amount of money into something
Q12. Red herring
(a) something difficult or undesirable which is hidden becomes known and needs to be managed
to be in good health again after a period of illness or injury
something used to divert someone's attention from the real or important issue
to deliberately make a painful or difficult experience worse
Q13. A man of means
to be disciplined
to be selfish
to be destitute
to be wealthy
Q14. Long in the tooth
to speak (or write) too much
to be elderly or aging
to take a long route
to live long
Q15. Knuckle down
to leave a task before completing it
to be depressed to perform as a winner
to work diligently on a task or problem
to understand what usually happens in a given situation
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.D
10.B
11.A
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.C