Idioms & Phrases Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21

It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.

a) starts discussing something irrelevant

b) loses her temper easily

c) does not really understand anything

d) gets carried away

Question : 22

After his business failed, he had to work very hard to keep the wolf from the door.

a) earn an honest living

b) regain his lost position

c) defend from enemies

d) keep away extreme poverty

Question : 23

We must husband our resources against hard times.

a) support

b) sing

c) concede

d) save

Question : 24

If you read between the lines, you will appreciate what he writes.

a) can read a lot quicker

b) know what the writer thinks

c) can read and write in the language

d) can read leaving lines in between

Question : 25

He is a cut above all the other boys in the group.

a) more active than

b) a little rougher than

c) rather superior to

d) quite taller than