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Idioms, Phrases, and Common Expressions MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 15 Idioms, Phrases, and Common Expressions questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. The senior chemist refused to lend the idle spectrometer and proved a dog in the manger to the whole research wing.
A dog in the manger comes from the fable of a dog that guards hay it cannot eat and blocks the cattle. It means someone who will not use a thing and will not let others use it either.
Q2Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the given sentence. Hours before the Himalayan trek began, the novice climber got cold feet and withdrew from the expedition.
To get cold feet means to become too nervous or frightened to continue with a planned action. The climber's withdrawal just before the trek illustrates that loss of courage.
Q3Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the given sentence. After the unexpected defeat, the captain took the harsh press remarks on the chin and faced the reporters calmly.
To take something on the chin means to endure a blow, setback, or criticism bravely and without complaint. The captain absorbs the harsh remarks rather than retaliating or celebrating.
Q4Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. My grandparents visit the coastal town once in a blue moon, so every trip feels special.
Once in a blue moon means very infrequently. A blue moon is a rare calendar event, so the idiom describes something that seldom occurs.
Q5Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the given sentence. The unused research reactor soon became a white elephant for the struggling institute.
A white elephant is something expensive to maintain yet of little practical use. The idle reactor burdens the institute, which matches that figurative sense.
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6Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. After years of bitter rivalry, the two research labs finally buried the hatchet and filed a joint patent.
7Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. During the product briefing, the junior engineer accidentally let the cat out of the bag about the surprise feature.
8Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. Down by two goals at half-time, the captain took the bull by the horns and switched to an attacking formation.
9Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the given sentence. When overtime requests kept rising, the supervisor finally put her foot down and refused further late shifts.
10Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. After three hours of batting practice, the coach told the players to call it a day.
11Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. Before the board examination, Riya burned the midnight oil for several weeks.
12Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. The young researcher told a light joke to break the ice before presenting her findings.
13Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. The store detective caught the shoplifter red-handed near the exit gates.
14Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the sentence. The curator admitted that the gallery labels were at sixes and sevens before the opening.
15Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom used in the given sentence. The picnic was cancelled because it was raining cats and dogs by noon.