Ncert-English-. Idioms Welcome to your Ncert-English-. IdiomsDirections For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the Idioms given in bold in the sentences. 1. The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab. abundance of promises fluency of speech political foresight flattering words None 2. We should guard against our green-eyed friends. rich jealous enthusiastic handsome None 3. His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass. a hidden enemy an unreliable and deceitful person low and mean cowardly and bruta None 4. He is a queer fish. I have failed to understand him. quarrelsome person funny person strange person sensitive person None 5. After sowing his wild oats Ram has decided to stick to the straight and narrow path in future a period of wildness becoming a farmer going through a period of irresponsible pleasure seeking becoming a gardener None 6. The party stalwarts have advised the president to take it lying down for a while. to be on the defensive to take rest to show no reaction to be cautious None 7. Komal was left high and dry by her friends when she lost all her money. depressed rejected isolated wounded None 8. You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe. rush in all directions and suffer much harassment. go to many offices and post letters. go to all post boxes and post offices. be very busy None 9. Sita is not cut out for this kind of work. suitable considered trained recommended None 10. The speaker gave a bird’s eye view of the political conditions in the country. a biased view a detailed presentation a personal view a general view None 11. It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Jagjit said that Ramu was a thief Both are guilty of the same mistake. Someone criticizing another for a fault which he himself has. A person blaming another for something, he has not done. A person accusing another of being black. None 12. The sight of the accident made my flesh creep confused me drew my attention worried me frightened me None 13. She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank. briefly absurdly directly pointedly None 14. The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proved to be a mare’s nest. a noble thing a successful a false invention a timely sleep None 15. Sunitha had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key. always somewhere nowhere everywhere None 16. Chandu used very ugly words against his kind uncle; he threw down the gauntletbefore him. put conditions abused and insulted threw the challenge behaved as an important person None 17. We should give a wide berth to bad characters. publicly condemn keep away from give publicity to not sympathise with None 18. A movement for the world unity is in the offing at the end on decline in the air about to start None 19. At a party, he is always in high spirits drunk cheerful talkative uncontrollable None 20. The present undergraduate syllabus leaves very little elbow room for teachers to beinnovative. space ground freedom room for elbow None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
