Idioms and phrases MCQs

Practice Idioms and Phrases MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn the meanings, usage and interpretation of commonly used English idioms and phrases through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #41 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Bull in a china shop'.

A. A bull statue

B. A clumsy person in a delicate situation

C. An animal in a store

D. A brave person

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It describes someone who acts recklessly in a sensitive environment.

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Question #42 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Burn the midnight oil'.

A. To waste fuel

B. To light a lamp

C. To work or study late at night

D. To sleep early

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means to stay up late to work or read.

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Question #43 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Bury the hatchet'.

A. To start a fight

B. To make peace and end a quarrel

C. To hide a weapon

D. To dig a grave

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It means to stop arguing and become friends again.

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Question #44 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'By hook or by crook'.

A. By walking slowly

B. By legal methods only

C. By using tools

D. By any means, fair or foul

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It means achieving something by any possible method.

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Question #45 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'By leaps and bounds'.

A. Rapidly

B. Jumping often

C. Slowly and steadily

D. Within limits

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It means at a very fast pace.

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Question #46 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'By the skin of one's teeth'.

A. With dental help

B. With great ease

C. Narrowly; just barely

D. By a wide margin

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means escaping something or succeeding only just.

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Question #47 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Call a spade a spade'.

A. To be polite

B. To speak plainly and frankly

C. To lie

D. To use a gardening tool

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It means to say the truth directly without sugar-coating.

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Question #48 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Call it a day'.

A. To name a day

B. To celebrate

C. To stop working for the day

D. To phone someone

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It means to decide to finish the day's work.

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Question #49 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Carry the day'.

A. To carry a bag

B. To win or succeed

C. To lift something

D. To postpone

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It means to emerge victorious or prove successful.

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Question #50 Report Error

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Cat got your tongue'.

A. Unable to speak because of shyness

B. Tongue swelling

C. Eating quickly

D. A cat bit your tongue

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It is said to someone who is silent when expected to speak.

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