Idiom & Phrases
1. A sop to cerberus
A. Bribery
B. Hush money
C. Ransom to an enemy
D. Money for compensation
2. To cry wolf
A. To grieve over something which cannot be recovered
B. To cry from grief inconsolably
C. To raise a false alarm
D. To announce to one and all
3. It has been raining cats and dogs.
A. incessantly
B. heavily
C. endlessly
D. continuously
4. To leave someone in the lurch
A. To come to compromise with someone
B. Constant source of annoyance to someone
C. To put someone at ease
D. To desert someone in his difficulties
5. To carry the coal to Newcastle
A. To work hard
B. To finish a job
C. To do unnecessary things
D. To do menial jobs
6. A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.
A. a good personality
B. a talent for acting
C. a talent for speaking
D. an interest in discipline
7. To cut the Gordian knot
A. To solve a difficult problem
B. To be victorious
C. To break ties with someone
D. To defeat a powerful person
8. She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank.
A. directly
B. pointedly
C. abruptly
D. briefly
9. To keep the wolf away from the door
A. To keep away from extreme poverty
B. To keep off an unwanted and undesirable person
C. To keep alive
D. To hold the difficulties and dangers in check
10. To split hours
A. To sidetrack the issue
B. T quarrel over trifles
C. To indulge in over-refined arguments
D. To find faults with others
Answer Key :
1.(c) 2.(c) 3.(b) 4.(d) 5.(c) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(b) 9.(a) 10.(c)
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