Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Idioms and Phrases

191.

I ran out of money on my European tour.

  • (A) exhausted my stock of
  • (B) did not have enough
  • (C) lost
  • (D) carried a lot

192.

To be above board

  • (A) To have a good height
  • (B) To be honest in any business deal
  • (C) They have no debts
  • (D) To try to be beautiful

193.

To pull strings

  • (A) To exert hidden influence
  • (B) To tease someone
  • (C) To speed up
  • (D) To start something

194.

To live in clover

  • (A) To live in great comfort and luxury
  • (B) To live a carefree life
  • (C) To be surrounded by cares and worries
  • (D) To live in great difficulty

195.

To be lost in the cloud

  • (A) To meet with one's death
  • (B) To be perplexed
  • (C) To be concealed from view
  • (D) To find oneself in a very uncomfortable position

196.

To turn the tables

  • (A) To defeat
  • (B) To oppose
  • (C) To create chaos
  • (D) To change the sorry scheme

197.

To worship the rising sun

  • (A) To honour a man who is coming into office
  • (B) To honour the promising people
  • (C) To indulge in flattery
  • (D) To welcome the coming events

198.

To give a false colouring

  • (A) To misrepresent
  • (B) To submit the false report
  • (C) To be dishonest
  • (D) To conceal the facts

199.

Leave one to sink or swim

  • (A) To be in a dilemma
  • (B) To leave to one's fate
  • (C) To put one in difficulty
  • (D) Not to help one

200.

He has built a big business empire by his sharp practices.

  • (A) extreme hard work
  • (B) keen business skills
  • (C) dishonest dealings
  • (D) sharp intelligence