Ncert English – Idioms -Set 1 Welcome to your Ncert English - Idioms -Set 1 1. At a party, he is always in high spirits uncontrollable talkative cheerful drunk None 2. Sunitha had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key. somewhere everywhere always nowhere None 3. The speaker gave a bird’s eye view of the political conditions in the country. a personal view a detailed presentation a general view a biased view None 4. The sight of the accident made my flesh creep drew my attention worried me confused me frightened me None 5. We should give a wide berth to bad characters. publicly condemn not sympathise with give publicity to keep away from None 6. She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank. absurdly directly briefly pointedly None 7. We should guard against our green-eyed friends. rich jealous handsome enthusiastic None 8. You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe. be very busy go to many offices and post letters. rush in all directions and suffer much harassment. go to all post boxes and post offices. None 9. It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Jagjit said that Ramu was a thief A person accusing another of being black. Someone criticizing another for a fault which he himself has. A person blaming another for something, he has not done. Both are guilty of the same mistake. None 10. Komal was left high and dry by her friends when she lost all her money. rejected wounded depressed isolated None 11. The present undergraduate syllabus leaves very little elbow room for teachers to beinnovative. room for elbow space ground freedom None 12. Sita is not cut out for this kind of work. considered suitable recommended trained None 13. He is a queer fish. I have failed to understand him. quarrelsome person strange person funny person sensitive person None 14. After sowing his wild oats Ram has decided to stick to the straight and narrow path in future becoming a gardener going through a period of irresponsible pleasure seeking a period of wildness becoming a farmer None 15. A movement for the world unity is in the offing at the end in the air on decline about to start None 16. The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proved to be a mare’s nest. a successful a noble thing a false invention a timely sleep None 17. His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass. a hidden enemy low and mean cowardly and bruta an unreliable and deceitful person None 18. Chandu used very ugly words against his kind uncle; he threw down the gauntletbefore him. threw the challenge put conditions behaved as an important person abused and insulted None 19. The party stalwarts have advised the president to take it lying down for a while. to be on the defensive to be cautious to take rest to show no reaction None 20. The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab. flattering words political foresight abundance of promises fluency of speech None Time's up Related Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
