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