CHSL 2020 Prelims Idioms Part 2

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

To drag one’s feet

To pull someone’s legs
To delay taking a decision
To walk with a limp
To walk unsteadily

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

A Herculean task

An important task
An immediate task
A task requiring great effort
A task for brave people

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

Getting butterflies in one’s stomach

To be suspicious of someone
To be very angry with someone
To be anxious and nervous
To be confident of oneself

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

To be in the dark

To always be in a bad mood about darkness
To learn to face dark places without fear
To not know something others are aware of
To be afraid of darkness and refuse to go out at night

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

A grey area

An unclear situation
An unspoken truth
An unusual spot
A special part of the brain

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

On tenterhooks

Very tense
Very sad
Very happy
Very angry

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Under wraps

Double layered
Under estimate
Secretly
Underhand

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

To go red in the face

To feel embarrassed
To shout at someone for doing something wrong
To feel very happy and proud
To feel extremely irritated

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

His jokes fell flat on the audience.

irritated
provoked laughter
deeply touched
failed to have an effect

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

Pull something off

Drag something forcibly
Make a lot of noise
Make something happen
Take out the cover or lid

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

Go to the dogs

Go crazy
Fail miserably
Deteriorate shockingly
Want something badly

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

To have eggs on one’s face

To apply egg yolk on one’s face for making it look beautiful
To be embarrassed because of one’s action
To buy eggs and break them
To throw eggs on a speaker's face

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

Thick as thieves

Telling lies all the time
Having a close friendship
Never helping anyone
Being very dishonest

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Butter fingers

To like rich food
To cook well
To be clumsy
To be very efficient

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

Large-hearted

Overweight
Generous
Unhealthy
Corrupt

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

To poke one’s nose into

To take interest in others’ affairs
To clean one’s nose with a twig
To insert something in another’s nose
To bury oneself in another matter

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

The friends quarrelled some time ago but now they are trying to make up with each other.

to blame each other
to settle their differences
to compete with one another
to part forever

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

He is very impulsive and does things without rhyme or reason.

without anyone's help
without a reasonable explanation
without any resources
without proper planning

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

To add insult to injury

To make something worse
To wound physically
To make fun of someone
To work hard on making up

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

Know inside out

To always know a lot about every topic
To know a little about something
To know everything by rote memory
To know something thoroughly

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

Hard nut to crack

A person who likes to joke around
Someone who solves puzzles easily
Someone who needs guidance
A difficult person or problem

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

Organic food seems to be in vogue these days.

out of stock
in fashion
very expensive
readily available

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

To play with fire

To hold a revenge against someone
To act in a dangerous and risky way
To pour oil on a burning fire
To fight fires like a fireman

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

To cut corners

Be able to do a job effortlessly
Cut something easily without spoiling it
Not do a thing well in order to save money or effort
Cut something into pieces

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Cook the books

To be a good writer
To falsify financial records
To be a good editor
To write books on cooking