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