MCQ on Idioms and Phrases
1- Boiling the Ocean
(A) impossible
(B) possible
(C) probable
(D) interesting
2- To get rid of
(A) to dispose of
(B) to quarrel with someone
(C) to reject some one
(D) to speak ill about someone
3- To beat around the bush
(A) searching for a lost object
(B) not speaking directly about the topic
(C) speaking correctly
(D) not taking a decision
4- Cry over spilt milk
(A) crying that somebody has hurt with harsh words
(B) worrying about losses that may occur
(C) complaining about a loss from the past
(D) pleading and asking excuses for a wrong action
5- A burning question
(A) a difficult problem
(B) an annoying question
(C) a puzzling question
(D) a holly debated question
6- To bury the hatcher
(A) to make money
(B) to make peace
(C) to bury the dead
(D) to keep a secret
7- You cannot be befool me, as I was not born yesterday.
(A) weak
(B) worldly wise/ experienced
(C) unable to understand
(D) give false hope
8- The speaker of the Lok Sabha stirred up a hornet’s nest by referring to the impending changes in several rules.
(A) confused himself
(B) make an untrue story
(C) raise controversy
(D) perform a difficult task
9- Root and branch
(A) to collect
(B) to set ablaze
(C) to take hint
(D) completely
10- Wild goose chase
(A) a futile and foolish search
(B) an emergency
(C) conscious of
(D) interest in
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(B), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A)