Q81 . Straw in the wind
Options:
1) A light-weight object
2) A lucky charm
3) A game that kids play
4) An indication of what might happen
Correct Answer: An indication of what might happen
Q82 . Face the music
Options:
1) Be applauded
2) Be ridiculed
3) Be punished
4) Be dismissed
Correct Answer: Be punished
Q83 . Curry favour
Options:
1) Seek impartial judgement
2) Seek favourable attention
3) Prepare a dish
4) Attract attention
Correct Answer: Seek favourable attention
Q84 . Weal and woe
Options:
1) Friends and enemies
2) Be in danger
3) Adversity
4) Good times and bad times
Correct Answer: Good times and bad times
Q85 . Call in question
Options:
1) Summon as a witness
2) Doubtful
3) Prove a theory
4) Challenge
Correct Answer: Challenge
Q86 . Make both ends meet
Options:
1) Live within means
2) Achieve a solution
3) Live among people
4) End of the road
Correct Answer: Live within means
Q87 . Put up the shutters
Options:
1) Went out of business
2) Experienced a downside
3) Sold off assets
4) Changed ownership
Correct Answer: Went out of business
Q88 . A drop in a bucket
Options:
1) As much as possible
2) Nothing at all
3) A handsome amount
4) A very insignificant amount
Correct Answer: A very insignificant amount
Q89 . Draw a blank
Options:
1) Paint something
2) Find no favour
3) Oblige someone
4) Teach someone
Correct Answer: Find no favour
Q90 . To keep in abeyance
Options:
1) In a state of permanence
2) In a state of emergency
3) In a state of suspension
4) In a state of revision
Correct Answer: In a state of suspension
Q91 . To be in a fix
Options:
1) In pain
2) In distress
3) Depressed
4) In a difficult situation
Correct Answer: In a difficult situation
Q92 . To break the ice
Options:
1) Made people angry
2) Made people laugh
3) Made people excited
4) Made people relaxed and comfortable
Correct Answer: Made people relaxed and comfortable
Q93 . As daft as a brush
Options:
1) Extremely silly
2) Artistically inclined
3) Completely clean
4) Utterly selfish
Correct Answer: Extremely silly
Q94 . In a nutshell
Options:
1) In translation
2) A decorative language
3) A well-packed parcel
4) Briefly and concisely
Correct Answer: Briefly and concisely
Q95 . Strain every nerve
Options:
1) Try all tricks
2) Work very hard
3) Beg before others
4) Spend a large amount
Correct Answer: Work very hard
Q96 . Evening of life
Options:
1) Old age
2) A party
3) Holiday
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Old age
Q97 . Button her lip
Options:
1) Tell us more
2) Stop talking
3) Invite us too
4) Enjoy herself
Correct Answer: Stop talking
Q98 . Invent cock and bull stories
Options:
1) Delightful fables
2) Eco-friendly accounts
3) Absurd and unlikely stories
4) Credible tales
Correct Answer: Absurd and unlikely stories
Q99 . Put two and two together
Options:
1) Bad at mathematics
2) Poor financial condition
3) Reason logically
4) Forget something
Correct Answer: Reason logically
Q100 . An axe to grind
Options:
1) Attack aggressively
2) Suffer a lot
3) Betray somebody
4) Have a selfish interest
Correct Answer: Have a selfish interest
Q101 . Pick to pieces
Options:
1) Study something superficially
2) Complete a work entirely
3) Analyse critically
4) Select only what you need.
Correct Answer: Analyse critically
Q102 . Wild goose chase
Options:
1) An admirable enterprise
2) An honest effort
3) A foolish, unprofitable adventure
4) A powerful effort
Correct Answer: A foolish, unprofitable adventure
Q103 . Smell a rat
Options:
1) Detect bad smell
2) Suspect a trick or deceit
3) Misunderstand
4) See hidden meaning
Correct Answer: Suspect a trick or deceit
Q104 . A live wire
Options:
1) Industrious and brilliant
2) Lively and active
3) Sincere and intelligent
4) Sincere and efficient
Correct Answer: Lively and active
Q105 . Capital Punishment
Options:
1) Death sentence
2) Life imprisonment
3) To be jailed
4) Imprisoned for a long period
Correct Answer: Death sentence
Q106 . Leaps and bounds
Options:
1) Slowly
2) Rapidly
3) Jumping
4) Stationary
Correct Answer: Rapidly
Q107 . Smell a rat
Options:
1) Suspect something wrong
2) Smell a burned rat
3) Smell a rotten rat
4) Smell something right
Correct Answer: Suspect something wrong
Q108 . Wet behind the ears
Options:
1) Skillful
2) Young and rich with experience
3) Young and without much experience
4) Hearing impaired
Correct Answer: Young and without much experience
Q109 . Under a cloud
Options:
1) Sheltered from the sun
2) Under suspicion
3) Out in the open
4) Get wet
Correct Answer: Under suspicion
Q110 . Get the sack
Options:
1) Look for a sack
2) Find a sack
3) Get a call back
4) Be dismissed
Correct Answer: Be dismissed
Q111 . Feather in one’s cap
Options:
1) Discrimination
2) A new and additional distinction
3) Hunting
4) Bird watching
Correct Answer: A new and additional distinction
Q112 . Donkey’s years
Options:
1) A decade
2) A long time
3) A century
4) Since school days
Correct Answer: A long time
Q113 . Leave no stone unturned
Options:
1) Try every possible way
2) Behave smartly
3) Constructing
4) Wasting no time
Correct Answer: Try every possible way
Q114 . A Man of letters
Options:
1) Letter – writer
2) Proof – reader
3) Postman
4) Scholar
Correct Answer: Scholar
Q115 . Under a cloud
Options:
1) Shocked
2) Sad
3) Sick
4) Confused
Correct Answer: Sad
Q116 . Bear in mind
Options:
1) Respect
2) Observe
3) Remember
4) Pretend to listen
Correct Answer: Remember
Q117 . To nip in the bud
Options:
1) To stop something at the start
2) To trim the flowers
3) to pluck the flowers
4) to steal from
Correct Answer: To stop something at the start
Q118 . To put a spoke in one’s wheel
Options:
1) To repair one’s cycle
2) To hinder
3) To trip a rider
4) To add an extra wheel
Correct Answer: To hinder
Q119 . To clip one’s wings
Options:
1) To stop one from flying
2) To trim the leaves
3) To deprive one of power
4) To hurt a bird
Correct Answer: To deprive one of power
Q120 . Held up
Options:
1) Kidnapped
2) Delayed
3) Caught
4) Nabbed
Correct Answer: Delayed
Q121 . turn turtle
Options:
1) slow like a turtle
2) turn like a turtle
3) over-turn
4) a game turtles play
Correct Answer: over-turn
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