CPO 2023 Prelims Idioms Part 1

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

She trusted her husband but he stabbed her in the neck when he usurped her inheritance.

stabbed her with a fork
snapped her in the neck
stabbed her prospects
stabbed her in the back

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

Choosing not to pursue a degree in computer engineering was ____, as the market for them is extremely limited nowadays.

a blessing in disguise
an elevator pitch
airy fairy
a cut above

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

I think we should ____ before buying this car.

stop to change horses
hold our horses
get off our high horse
eat like a horse

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

He really stinks and smells foul after a hard session at the gym.

an old flame
an iron will
pen and ink
lame excuse

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

We should ask Emily to join our team. She is as keen as butter.

as keen as salt
as keen as a bee
as keen as sugar
as keen as mustard

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

What a small world!

What a coincidence!
The world is a village.
The world is great.
What a beautiful place!

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Choose the most suitable idiom for the given situation.

Ravi has a strong desire to be in college hockey team this year and he is working hard to gain such skills to fulfill his goal of life. He has clearly made up his mind to achieve his target.

Set sights on
To make the cut
To rise to the occasion
To move the goal posts

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

All my efforts went in vain. The project on which I was working for the last two months has failed and we are _____.

back to square one
around the bend
on the fly
all in the seventh heaven

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

Crack someone up

To make someone laugh
To make someone angry
To criticise someone
To force someone to commit a mistake

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

Keep a straight face

Make more of an effort
Become very confused
Get on extremely well with someone
Not laugh or change your expression even though you want to laugh

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

I was going to mention it, but it ____.

bore in mind
changed my mind
brought to mind
slipped my mind

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

Grasping at straws

Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work
Trying to find the best way to compete with others when nothing you choose is likely to work
Trying to find some way to succeed when you see others are also doing the same
Trying to find manipulative ways to succeed

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

I like her because she never likes to make ____.

a quick buck
a bed of roses
a drop in the bucket
a slap on the wrist

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

He made a mess of that bookcase he was supposed to be repairing.

made a clean breast
had a butcher hook
made a pig’s ear
brought a dog’s breast

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

Keep count of

To remind of a deadline
To accept an invitation
To remember a total
To act more politely

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

Face the music

To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done
To be cheated by someone you trust
To have the problems with money
To work every possible way to succeed

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

A plum job

A job involving extensive travelling
A rare job
A difficult job
An easy and pleasant job

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

You cannot throw dust into my eyes.

hurt me
mislead or deceive me
abuse me
terrify me

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

The best of both worlds

Good things come after bad things
Better to show than tell
Make people comfortable
An ideal situation

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

Bend over backwards

Going backward
Working hard to try to impress
Working slowly and lazily
Using wrongful means

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

I hate to get off on the wrong foot.

To start a relationship or activity badly
To start something with an injury on the wrong foot
To start something with neutral factors
To start something with positive factors

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

More people in Turkey are on the breadline now than thirty years ago.

Be very expensive
Earn a lot of money
Are well educated
Be very poor

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

Both Nitin and Uday are of the same interests.

blowing smoke without fire
birds of the same feather
different kettles of fish
under the weather

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

We dodged a bullet when we didn’t fall for the agents’ words.

To be out of your comfort zone
To start performing better
To narrowly avoid situation
To give something a try

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Left out in the cold

To be ignored
To serve stale and cold food
To leave in hurry
To bear extreme weather condition