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