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VA 01D Vocabulary - 4

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Let’s now have a look at questions pertaining to idioms that have appeared inmanagement entrance exams. There are lots of interesting ways in which you canbe tested on your knowledge of idioms.

Idioms

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Question – 1

From the options select the idiom, which means: “to lay oneself open to a dangerouscounter-attack when attacking an opponent”.

(1) To stick one’s chin out

(2) To take on the chain

(3) Chin up

(4) To lead with one’s chin

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Question – 2

Choose the idiom from the options, which means: “to be modest about one’sachievements”.

(1) To hide one’s light under a bushel

(2) To take to the bush

(3) To hide behind the bush

(4) To beat about the bush

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Question – 3

“What’s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.” Choose the option that is closest inmeaning to the given proverb.

(1) Pedigreed racing horse will always win

(2) Inherited characteristics cannot be concealed

(3) Good diet in childhood makes for health in adulthood

(4) Brain washing can change the personality

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For questions 4 to 10

Read the statements and answer the questions by selecting the best option.

(a) The manager gave vent to his rage when he heard that none of the sales targetsthat he had set were achieved by his team.

(b) Though Surekha was a beautiful woman she did not attract men because she waskeen on books and learning.

(c) Rohan could not believe that Reena had cheated him, so innocent was herdemeanour.

(d) After the vacation Suresh was in a distracted, dreamy state of mind in his office fora week.

(e) Ramesh always got into trouble and it was Stuti’s job to bail him everytime.

(f) The lawyer assured the client that the opposing party’s arguments will carry noweight at all, and will get easily demolished.

(g) By looking at Ram’s high class life style it is difficult to believe that he is concernedabout the labour class.

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Question – 4

Who was a “blue stocking”?

(1) Surekha (2) Manager

(3) Stuti (4) None of these

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Question – 5

Who is a “whited sepulchre”?

(1) Ramesh (2) Suresh

(3) Reena (4) None of these

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Question – 6

Who was a “brown study”?

(1) Suresh (2) Lawyer

(3) Rohan (4) None of these

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Question – 7

Who always “pulled the chestnuts out of the fire” created by someone else?

(1) Surekha (2) Reena

(3) Ramesh (4) None of these

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Question – 8

Who made the “air turn blue”?

(1) Opposing party

(2) Lawyer

(3) Manager

(4) None of these

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Question – 9

Who is a “champagne socialist”?

(1) Suresh

(2) Surekha

(3) Reena

(4) None of these

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Question – 10

What will fall like “the wall of Jericho”?

(1) Opposing party’s arguments

(2) Team’s morale

(3) Rohan’s confidence

(4) None of these

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Question – 11

In the following question, a phrase has been given in italics. Which of the followingidioms means the same as the given phrase?

To be very nervous

(1) Get on your high horse

(2) Have a bee in your bonnet

(3) Like a cat on hot tin roof

(4) A dog in the manger

Idioms by category Animals

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Question – 12


A dangerous or threatening place or situation

(1) A dog’s life

(2) The bee’s knees

(3) Back the wrong horse

(4) The lion’s den

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Question – 13

Match the following idioms with the given meanings and choose the option which givesthe correct order.

(1) 1b, 2a, 3d, 4c (2) 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b (3) 1b, 2c, 3d, 4a (4) 1b, 2d, 3a, 4c

Idioms Meanings1. Back the wrong horse a. A thing that has been done badly

2. A different kettle of fish b. To support somebody/something that is not

successful3. A dog’s breakfast c. To be better than everyone else

4. Be the cat’s whiskers d. A completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned

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Question – 14


(1) 1a, 2c, 3b, 4d (2) 1c, 2a, 3d, 4b (3) 1d, 2d, 3c, 4a (4) 1b, 2b, 3a, 4c

Idioms Meanings1. The lion’s share a. To spoil something

2. Drive a coach and horses through something b. An often elaborate public relations or sales

presentation

3. Like the cat that’s got the cream c. The largest part of something

4. Dog and pony show d. Self-satisfied, having achieved one’s objective

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Question – 15

Fill in the blank with the correct idiom.

We’d planned a surprise party for Donna, but some guy she works with___________________, so now she knows.

(1) changed horses in midstream (2) let the cat out of the bag

(3) bearded the lion in his den (4) did not have a dog’s chance

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Question – 16


Make something seem probable or true

(1) Lend colour to something (2) On a silver platter

(3) Red in tooth and claw (4) Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Colours

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Question – 17


Not as bad as people say someone or something is

(1) Scream blue murder (2) Cross somebody’s palm with silver

(3) Not as black as is painted (4) Nail your colours to the mast

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Question – 18


(1) 1a, 2b, 3d, 4c (2) 1d, 2b, 3a, 4c (3) 1a, 2c, 3d, 4b (4) 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b

Idioms Meanings1. Paint the town red a. Real character

2. Pot calling the kettle black b. People should not criticize someone else for a fault that they have themselves

3. True colours c. Every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage

4. Every cloud has a silver lining d. Celebrate uninhibitedly

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Question – 19


(1) 1a, 2d, 3b, 4c (2) 1d, 2b, 3a, 4c (3) 1a, 2d, 3b, 4c (4) 1d, 2b, 3a, 4c

Idioms Meanings1. Black and blue a. To do something to the utmost degree

2. Nail your colours to the mast b. To make it obvious what your opinions or plans are

3. Do something till you are blue in the face c. Not very often

4. Once in a blue moon d. Bruised

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Question – 20


You need to ___________ before you sell him the car.

(1) be born with a silver spoon in your mouth

(2) be between the devil and deep blue sea

(3) be a red rag to a bull

(4) see the colour of his money

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Question – 21


A person or thing that is loved more than any other

(1) The best thing since sliced bread (2) The apple of somebody’s eye

(3) The icing on the cake (4) A good egg

Food

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Question – 22

In the following question, a phrase has been given in italics. Which of the following idiomsmeans the same as the given phrase?

It is better to accept less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all.

(1) The apple doesn’t fall from the tree (2) Kill the goose that lays the golden egg

(3) Half a loaf is better than no bread (4) Still waters run deep

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Question – 23


(1) 1d, 2a, 3b, 4c (2) 1d , 2b , 3a, 4c (3) 1c , 2a , 3b, 4d (4) 1b, 2c, 3a, 4d

Idioms Meanings

1. A fish out of water a. one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group

2. A piece of cake b. someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation3. A rotten apple c. a thing that is very easy to do4. A curate’s egg d. something that has some good parts and some bad ones

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Question – 24


(1) 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b (2) 1d, 2c, 3b, 4a (3) 1a, 2b, 3c, 4d (4) 1b, 2a, 3d, 4c

Idioms Meanings1. Like a duck to water a. Not advance in any way2. Like water off a duck’s back b. Try to settle a disagreement or argument3. Tread water c. Very easily, without any problems or fears

4. Pour oil on troubled waters d. Criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person

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Question – 25


You can’t ______________ if you want more local services, you can’t expect to payless tax.

(1) go like hot cakes

(2) put all your eggs in one basket

(3) take the bread out of somebody’s mouth

(4) have your cake and eat it

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Question – 26


Something should have happened before now

(1) The time is ripe (2) Beat time to something

(3) Behind the times (4) About time too

Time

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Question – 27


Have bad or unhappy experiences

(1) Have a thin time (2) Have a whale of a time

(3) In the nick of time (4) Give somebody a hard time

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Question – 28


(1) 1c, 2d, 3b, 4a (2) 1d, 2b, 3a, 4c (3) 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b (4) 1a, 2c, 3d, 4b

Idioms Meanings1. Against time a. A very difficult or unpleasant time2. Bide your time b. Wait for the right time to do something3. Devil of a time c. Obtain extra time by a delay or postponement4. Gain time d. Effort to complete something in a limited time period

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Question – 29


(1) 1a, 2b, 3d, 4c (2) 1d, 2c, 3a, 4b (3) 1c, 2a, 3b, 4d (4) 1b, 2d, 3c, 4a

Idioms Meanings1. Ahead of time a. Very often2. All the time b. Always3. At all times c. Earlier than was expected4. In the fullness of time d. At an appropriate time

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Question – 30


It is unlikely that serious decisions will made by a CEO _____________.

(1) for old time’s sake (2) having time on his hands

(3) living on borrowed time (4) in no time

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Question – 31

Fill in the blanks with the correct idiom.

There are 30 people coming to dinner tonight, so it’s_________________.

(1) all hands on deck

(2) close at hand

(3) firm hand

(4) like putty in someone’s hands

Body Parts

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Question – 32

They suffered years of repression ___________the old regime.

(1) at the hands of (2) in good hands

(3) at first hand (4) hand in glove with

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Question – 33

We need to free business from the __________of bureaucracy.

(1) change hands

(2) hands down

(3) hands full

(4) dead hand

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Question – 34

She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘_________________________,’she would say.

(1) Back of my hand

(2) Devil makes work for idle hands

(3) Hands off

(4) Lay my hands on them

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Question – 35


(1) 1a, 2c, 3d, 4b (2) 1c, 2b, 3d, 4a (3) 1d, 2b, 3c, 4a (4) 1b, 2c, 3d, 4a

Idioms Meanings1. Be all mouth a. Depressed

2. Butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth b. Talk a lot about doing something, but not

brave enough to do it3. By word of mouth c. Only appear innocent

4. Down in the mouth d. Some news that spreads because people tell each other about it

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Question – 36


(1) 1b, 2c, 3d, 4a (2) 1c, 2d, 3a, 4d (3) 1c, 2b, 3a, 4d (4) 1a, 2c, 3d, 4b

Idioms Meanings1. Foam at the mouth a. Nervous

2. From the horse’s mouth b. With no extra money

3. Heart in the mouth c. Angry

4. Hand to mouth d. By someone directly involved

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Question – 37


(1) 1c, 2d, 3b, 4a (2) 1a, 2c, 3b, 4d (3) 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b (4) 1a, 2c, 3d, 4b

Idioms Meanings1. Eyes are bigger than stomach a. Nervous2. Sick to your stomach b. No courage3. Butterflies in your stomach c. Greedy4. Not have the stomach for d. About to vomit

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Question – 38

In the question, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, numbered(1) to (4). Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT orINAPPROPRIATE.

Wear

(1) These woollen suits are not designed for wear in hot climates.

(2) You should get years of wear out of that carpet.

(3) She wears her hair long.

(4) You’re wearing off well—only a few grey hairs!

Phrasal Verbs

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Question – 39


Pin

(1) I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him up at the office.

(2) The ball stopped five feet short of the pin.

(3) He’s not as quick on his pins as he used to be.

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Question – 40


Peck

(1) New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.

(2) She sat nervously pecking at her food.

(3) He pecked off her cheek as he went out.

(4) A robin was pecking at crumbs on the ground.Night Classe

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Question – 41


Sing

(1) Bullets sang past my ears.

(2) She felt faint and the blood was singing in her head.

(3) She usually sings on in the shower.

(4) The kettle was singing away on the stove.Night Classe

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Question – 42


Bundle

(1) The newborn baby was a bundle of joy for the family.

(2) Mobile operators are offering a bundle of additional benefits.

(3) He made a bundle in the share market.

(4) It was sheer luck that brought a bundle of boy-scouts to where I was lying wounded.

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Question – 43


Distinct

(1) He is distinct about what is right and what is wrong.

(2) Mars became distinct on the horizon in the month of August.

(3) The distinct strains of Ravi’s violin could be heard above the general din.

(4) Ghoshbabu’s is a distinct case of water rising above its own level.


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Question – 44


Implication

(1) Everyone appreciated the headmaster’s implication in raising flood relief in thevillage.

(2) This letter will lead to the implication of several industrialists in the market scam.

(3) Several members of the audience missed the implication of the minister’s promise.

(4) Death, by implication, is the only solution the poem offers the reader.

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Question – 45


Host

(1) If you host the party, who will foot the bill?

(2) Kerala’s forests are host to a range of snakes.

(3) Ranchi will play the host to the next national film festival.

(4) A virus has infected the host computer.


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Question – 46


Sort

(1) What sort of cheese do you use in pizza?

(2) Farmers of all sort attended the rally.

(3) They serve tea of a sort on these trains.

(4) Let’s sort these boys into four groups.


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Question – 47


Help

(1) This syrup will help you cold.

(2) I can’t help the colour of my skin.

(3) Ranjit may help himself with the beer in the fridge.

(4) Do you really expect me to help you out with cash.

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Question – 48


Paper

(1) Your suggestions look great on the paper, but are absolutely impractical.

(2) Do you know how many trees are killed to make a truckload of paper?

(3) So far I have been able to paper over the disagreements among my brothers.

(4) Dr. Malek will read a paper on criminalization of politics.


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Question – 49


Service

(1) Customers have to service themselves at this canteen.

(2) It’s a service lift; don’t get into it.

(3) I’m not making enough even to service the loan.

(4) Jyoti’s husband has been on active service for three months.


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Question – 50


Reason

(1) Your stand is beyond all reason.

(2) Has she given you any reason for her resignation?

(3) There is little reason in your pompous advice.

(4) How do you deal with a friend who doesn’t listen to a reason?


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Question – 51


Business

(1) I want to do an MBA before going into business.

(2) My wife runs profitable business in this suburb.

(3) If we advertise we will get twice as much business as we have now.

(4) How you spend your money is as much my business as yours.


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Question – 52


Bolt

(1) The shopkeeper showed us a bolt of fine silk.

(2) As he could not move, he made a bolt for the gate.

(3) Could you please bolt the door?

(4) The thief was arrested before he could bolt from the scene of the crime.

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Question – 53


Fallout

(1) Nagasaki suffered from the fallout of nuclear radiation.

(2) People believed that the political fallout of the scandal would be insigficant.

(3) Who can predict the environmental fallout of the WTO agreements?

(4) The headmaster could not understand the fallout of several of his good students atthe public examination.

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Question – 54


Passing

(1) She did not have passing marks in mathematics.

(2) The mad woman was cursing everybody passing her on the road.

(3) At the birthday party all the children enjoyed a game of passing the parcel.

(4) A passing taxi was stopped to rush the accident victims to the hospital.

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