1. 'To kick the bucket' means to-
a)
quarrel
b)
die
c)
begin
d)
neglect
Answer:
die
2. 'Every now and then' means-
a)
occasionally
b)
every year
c)
every day
d)
at long intervals
Answer:
occasionally
3. He is proud of his aristocracy. Here 'aristocracy' means-
a)
bad blood
b)
bule blood
c)
good blood
d)
cold blood
Answer:
bule blood
4. When a person says he is 'all in', it means-
a)
He is very tired.
b)
He has arrived.
c)
He has finished packing.
d)
He has got everything.
Answer:
He is very tired.
5. 'Out and out' means -
a)
Not at all
b)
Brave
c)
Thoroughly
d)
whole heartedly
Answer:
Thoroughly
6. He is all but ruined. Here 'all but' means -
a)
in fact
b)
truly
c)
seldom
d)
nearly
Answer:
nearly
7. The phrase 'a bed of roses' means-
a)
hardship
b)
talented
c)
comfortable
d)
worthless
Answer:
comfortable
8. 'A bolt from the blue' means-
a)
an unexpected gift
b)
an unexpected person
c)
an unexpected calamity
d)
an unexpected place
Answer:
an unexpected calamity
9. 'Apple of one's eye' means-
a)
Apple like eye
b)
Big eye
c)
Apple coloured eye
d)
Extremely favourite
Answer:
Extremely favourite
10. The idiom 'At home' means-
a)
Familiar with
b)
Home made of bricks
c)
Try to make a home
d)
Ome who has lost time
Answer:
Familiar with
11. A 'bull market' means that share prices are-
a)
rising
b)
moving
c)
falling
d)
static
Answer:
rising
12. 'By and large' means -
a)
Very large
b)
Mostly
c)
Everywhere
d)
Nowhere
Answer:
Mostly
13. By fits and start means-
a)
Irregularly
b)
carefully
c)
regularly
d)
attentively
Answer:
Irregularly
14. A 'burning question' means-
a)
a false question
b)
a hard question
c)
an important question
d)
an uncommon question
Answer:
an important question
15. Choose the meaning of 'bring to pass'
a)
cause to happen
b)
cause to pass
c)
cause to destroy
d)
cause to carry out
Answer:
cause to happen
16. 'Bring to book' means-
a)
to rebuke/punish
b)
book written by a famous writer
c)
book which is lost
d)
valueless person
Answer:
to rebuke/punish
17. 'Bill of fare' is-
a)
A chart of bus fare
b)
A price list
c)
A valuable document
d)
A list of dishes at a restaurant
Answer:
A list of dishes at a restaurant
18. What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?
a)
The essential point
b)
The final step
c)
The end of a road
d)
The last line of a book
Answer:
The essential point
19. 'Bag and baggage' means-
a)
leaving nothing behind
b)
heavy things
c)
costly things
d)
property
Answer:
leaving nothing behind
20. 'Crocodile tears' means-
a)
tears of a crocodile
b)
deceptive cry
c)
tears of any amimals
d)
tears of an unlucky person
Answer:
deceptive cry