Practice Section 4 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-1)   the green-eyed monster strikes a woman the moment she sees her husband talking to another pretty woman.

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-2)   I cannot put up with your misconduct any longer.

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

[SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

Q-3)   Sunil’s dog in a manger attitude did not help to settle the matter.

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Explanation:

a dog in the manger : a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want.

Stop being such a dog in the manger and let your sister ride your bike if you’re not using it The best option is selfish


Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-4)   As the bomb exploded people ran helter-skelter.

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-5)   You can easily overcome this situation if you keep your head.

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-6)   You have been caught cheating; now you must face the music.

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-7)   After fifteen years of marriage she did not expect her husband to leave her In the church.

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-8)   to die in harness means to die while

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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

Q-9)   fits and starts

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Directions:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

[SSC CGL 2017]

Q-10)   Bear the palm

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