English Grammar – Idioms- SET -2 Welcome to your English Grammar - Idioms- SET -2 1. . He did me a good turn by recommending me for the post of Vice-president returned my kindness improved my prospects became suddenly good did an act of kindness None 2. Find the suitable idiom for the given sentence. Come to the point and leave out details. Let sleeping dogs lie Make a long story short Taste of your own medicine Cut corners None 3. . His boss was always breathing down his neck watching all his actions closely giving him strenuous work abusing and ill-treating him shouting loudly at him None 4. When he tells stories about himself, he is inspired to draw the long bow. get excited exaggerate get emotional underrate None 5. Find the correct meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. Amir would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Farha dragging him away to eat dinner. Amir would have continued playing ball for a long time. Amir didn’t even want to play ball to begin with. Amir was just about to stop playing ball. Amir prefers nature over athletics. None 6. Caesar was done to death by the conspirators removed attacked eliminated murdered None 7. Choose the correct idiom for the given sentence. Do not do bad to others because the real pain is felt when the same thing happens to you. Taste of your own medicine Hit the nail on the head Under the weather Kill two birds with one stone None 8. Find the suitable proverb for the given sentence. It is wrong to say “I don’t need anybody”. Two heads are better than one The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself No man is an island None 9. Which of the following statements about idioms is incorrect? Idioms always give advice, suggestion or opinion. Idioms are incomplete without a situational example. Idioms can not exist alone. Idioms express a situation or comment. None 10. What does the teacher want to convey in the following statement? The teacher wanted to complain about the student’s habit of chewing gum but when the student’s mother came with a chewing gum in her mouth, the teacher thought 'the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree'. The student looks just like his mother The student is disobedient The student is no different from his parents Both the mother and the student like chewing gum. None 11. Find the correct meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. Ajit can catch the thief at the drop of a hat, as he is a trained runner. Ajit can catch a thief easily without much effort. When the hat is dropped, Ajit goes to catch the thief. Ajit uses the hat to catch the thief. Ajit can use his skills to run very fast. None 12. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high hand kindly oppressively conveniently sympathetically None 13. Being an introvert, he will only eat his heart out suffer silently keep brooding invite trouble eat too much None 14. Which of the following is not an idiom? Kick the bucket Piece of cake No man is an island On cloud nine None 15. Which of the following idioms means 'to work late in night'? Once in a blue moon Caught between two stools Speak of the devil Burn the midnight oil 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.
