List of top English Questions on Phrase or Idiom Meaning

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: helter skelter

Select the appropriate meaning of the word: DECIPHER
(A) Confuse
(B) Decode
(C) Negate
(D) Interpret
(E) Inadequate
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Match List-I with List-II.
List-I                             List-II
(A) Weather                  (I) Making no noise
(B) Whether                  (II) If
(C) Quiet                      (III) Wholly or completely
(D) Quite                      (IV) Climate
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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom: CROSSING THE RUBICON

Pick out the correct meaning of the following word: au revoir

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined words.
The Mayor appointed an ad hoc committee to study the project.

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LIST I		LIST II
A	Alter Ego	I	afresh
B	De novo	II	in a group
C	Enblock	III	one's other self
D	ibid	IV	in the same book

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Arrange the following segments to create a meaningful :
(A) of a great amphitheater of hills
(B) of any kind in sight
(C) I was sitting on the south edge
(D) without a habitation
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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Phrasal Verb)		LIST II-(Meaning)
A	Bring Up	I	to win
B	Pull off	II	extinguish
C	Fall out	III	call attention again to
D	blow out	IV	Quarrel

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Match the idioms of List I with their meaning in List II

List I Idioms		List II Meaning
A.	To muddle through	I.	anger and resentment
B.	To face the music	II.	to work in a confused way
C.	In the doldrums	III.	to accept the consequences
D.	Foam and Froth	IV.	in trouble

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Match the Phrasal verb in List I with the correct meaning in List II

List I		List II
A.	Call off	I.	Visit
B.	Call on	II.	Request
C.	Call out	III.	cancel
D.	Call for	IV.	Challenge

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Choose the best option for the given expression:- in the mean while

Match the words in List I with their meaning in List II

List I Words		List II Meaning
A.	Adjourn	I.	Stick fast to
B.	Adhere	II.	Work jointly on a project
C.	Collaborate	III.	Break off to resume late
D.	Collide	IV.	hit by accident

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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following foreign word: "Papier mache"

Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the foreign word:
"GRATIS"

Match the following Idioms in List I with their meanings in List II:

LIST I  Idioms		LIST II  Meaning
A	Hit the nail on the head	I	Make peace
B	Smell a rat	II	Hypocrite
C	Bury the hatchet	III	Do exactly the right thing
D	A wolf in sheep's clothing	IV	Suspect something

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Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II

LIST I Foreign words		LIST II Meaning
A	exempli gratia	I	Connection
B	nexus	II	Shortcoming
C	Literati	III	for example
D	Lacuna	IV	Literary persons

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Rearrange the phrases to make a meaningful sentence.
A. As I had agreed to keep quiet 
B. I did not like his 
C. But I had no alternative 
D. Comments on my paper 
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The idiom 'To be thick in the head' means:

Match LIST I with LIST II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Call on	I	Suspend
B	Call off	II	Demand
C	Cast off	III	Remove
D	Call for	IV	Visit a person

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Mark the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
"He is as hard as a nail, never moved by anything.." 

Match the phrases in List - I with their meanings in List - II

LIST I (Phrases)		LIST II  (Meaning)
A	Break into	I	in search of
B	Cut down	II	wear
C	Look out for	III	enter by force
D	Put on	IV	reduce

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Choose the right word as the substitute for "A place where birds are kept." :

Find the correct meaning for the underlined Idiom.
The proposal was rejected with one voice. 

Choose the correct option for the meaning of the foreign word - "RENDEZVOUS"