Idioms and phrases MCQ — 9 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

The idiom 'steal someone's thunder' means to take attention, praise, or credit that should have gone to another person, especially by using their idea or moment. 'To take credit for something which someone else did' captures that meaning. 'To steal the peace of mind by constant nagging' concerns irritation, not credit. 'A useless attempt' is unrelated to recognition or attention. 'To bring down a person who is acting smart' suggests humiliation or correction, which is not the idiom's meaning.

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Muddying the waters means making a situation or issue more confused and harder to understand, which matches Rohit's habit of complicating matters in meetings. As clear as mud describes something that is very unclear, but it does not express the act of creating confusion. In complete shambles means badly disorganised or ruined. Got our wires crossed refers to a mutual misunderstanding, usually between people, not to deliberately making an issue confusing.

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To go for the jugular means to attack an opponent's weakest or most vulnerable point with full force. In the match sentence, the winning team chose an aggressive finish, so 'attack all out' captures the idiom. Forfeiting the match means giving it up, which contradicts the winning team's position. Giving reserve players a chance suggests experimentation, not attack. Giving easy opportunities to the opposite team means helping the opponent, the opposite of the idiom's forceful sense.

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The idiom "a thorn in one's side" means someone or something that keeps troubling, irritating, or worrying a person. In the sentence, the eldest son is called a spendthrift, so he is a continuing source of annoyance to his father. "An asset" has the opposite sense, suggesting benefit or value. "Having a disease" wrongly reads the expression literally. "Is in a painful condition" also treats the thorn as a physical injury, whereas the idiom points to repeated irritation or trouble.

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The idiom "down in the dumps" means feeling very sad, low, or depressed for a period of time. In the sentence, Laila's emotional state is described as a temporary phase, so the meaning is about mood, not material condition. Poverty refers to lack of money or resources, which the idiom does not express. Malnutrition means poor nutrition or lack of adequate food intake, again unrelated to the idiom. Feeling elated means being very happy, which is the opposite of being down in the dumps.