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 draw the longbow
To nullify
To exaggerate
To underrate
To demarcate
Q2. All agog
Avoid
Contentment
Amazed
Unsystematically
Q3. Not to mince matters
To be at ease
To not confuse others
To not interfere in others affairs
To speak unreservedly
Q4. Ended in a fiasco
A complete failure
A successful event
Changed one completely
Twisted around
Q5. Sow wild oats
To make someone fool
To work hard to grow something
To take revenge
To waste time in one's youth
Q6. Live from hand to mouth
Filthy rich people
To be too lazy to engage in big ventures
To have enough money to live on and nothing extra
To survive with other person’s financial help
Q7. To face the music
To bear the consequence
To disparage someone
To be hard of hearing
To enjoy a musical concert
Q8. Adam’s ale
Gift
Food
Water
Belongings
Q9. To steal a march
To act in a foolish way
To break something
To outshine
To see a hidden meaning
Q10. In a jiffy
Fail to win appreciation
In an appropriate manner
Something that is done very quickly
To fall in love quickly
Q11. Herculean task
Important task
Effortless task
Optional to do
Very difficult task
Q12. On tenterhooks
Flattery
In a disorganized manner
In anxious suspense
Speak quickly
Q13. The thin end of the wedge
In strict vigilance
Start of harmful development
Be aware of the trick
Not a worthy possession
Q14. To accept the gauntlet
To accept challenge
To accept defeat
To accept what is written in fate
To be able to grasp the hidden meaning
Q15. Rise like a phoenix
Something memorable
Time to answer for one’s action
To become successful again
To make people happy
Q1. To draw the longbow
To nullify
To exaggerate
To underrate
To demarcate
Q2. All agog
Avoid
Contentment
Amazed
Unsystematically
Q3. Not to mince matters
To be at ease
To not confuse others
To not interfere in others affairs
To speak unreservedly
Q4. Ended in a fiasco
A complete failure
A successful event
Changed one completely
Twisted around
Q5. Sow wild oats
To make someone fool
To work hard to grow something
To take revenge
To waste time in one's youth
Q6. Live from hand to mouth
Filthy rich people
To be too lazy to engage in big ventures
To have enough money to live on and nothing extra
To survive with other person’s financial help
Q7. To face the music
To bear the consequence
To disparage someone
To be hard of hearing
To enjoy a musical concert
Q8. Adam’s ale
Gift
Food
Water
Belongings
Q9. To steal a march
To act in a foolish way
To break something
To outshine
To see a hidden meaning
Q10. In a jiffy
Fail to win appreciation
In an appropriate manner
Something that is done very quickly
To fall in love quickly
Q11. Herculean task
Important task
Effortless task
Optional to do
Very difficult task
Q12. On tenterhooks
Flattery
In a disorganized manner
In anxious suspense
Speak quickly
Q13. The thin end of the wedge
In strict vigilance
Start of harmful development
Be aware of the trick
Not a worthy possession
Q14. To accept the gauntlet
To accept challenge
To accept defeat
To accept what is written in fate
To be able to grasp the hidden meaning
Q15. Rise like a phoenix
Something memorable
Time to answer for one’s action
To become successful again
To make people happy
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.C
10.C
11.D
12.C
13.B
14.A
15.C