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

Answer: (b)

to spill the beans : reveal secret information indiscreetly.

Here, to reveal a secret is the right option.

Look at the sentence : I spilled the beans about the surprise party, by telling the birthday girl.

Answer: (b)

dressing-down (N.) : an occasion when somebody speaks angrily to a person because they have done something wrong.

Here, give a scolding is the right option.

Look at the sentence : I’m really late. I know my parents will dress me down when I get home

Answer: (c)

straw in the wind : a small sign of what might happen in the near future.

Here, an indication of what might happen is the right option.

Look at the sentence : There were straws in the wind that suggested a strike was likely.

Answer: (b)

every inch a gentleman : completely; entirely.

Here, entirely is the right option.

Answer: (b)

over-turn

Turn turtle = turn upsidedown.

Look at the sentence : But en route at Chavara the ambulance met with an accident and turned turtle.