English Idioms and Phrases

Q.1 The police......the meeting.

break with break up break out break off

Q.2 His engagement has been ........

broken off broke out broke out broke out

Q.3 Dirt often .........disease.

. bring through brings on bring fourth bring out

Q.4 Several prisoners......of the jail.

break up broke out broken up break with

Q.5 The thieves .... the house.

break with broke into broke out broke up

Q.6 It is difficult to ...........old habits.

break with break up break out break in

Q.7 Rajesh .......Rs. 20,000 per month.

brings in bring out bring about bring forth

Q.8. Trees ......new leaves in spring.

bring on bring forth bring over bring about

Q.9. He was brought ........by his uncle.

up on down through

Q.10 The government is trying to .... prices.

bring on bring off bring down bring out

Q.11 what brought .... the quarrel?

on out about down

Q.12 They have broken .....the old ship.

off up out in

Q.13. I cannot bring .......the meaning of this passage.

up off down out

Q.14. The thieves broke .... and stole the ornaments.

up in out off

Q.15 The rebels were soon brought ........

over up under down

Directions: In the following questions, four alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase bold. Choose the alternative, which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/phrase.

16. To make clean breast of

To gain prominence To praise oneself To confess without of reserve To destroy before it blooms

17. To keeps one's temper

To become hungry To be in good mood To preserve one’s energy To be aloof from

18. To catch a tartar

To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty To catch a dangerous person To meet with disaster To deal with a person who is more than one's match

19. To drive home

To find one's roots To return to place of rest Back to original position To emphasise

20. To have an axe to grind

A private end to serve To fail to arouse interest To have no result To work for both sides

21. In black and white

In short Useless In writing In full swing

Directions: In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative, which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/phrase.

22. His behaviour compelled me to give him a piece of my mind.

Scold him Pardon him Make him my friend Take him into confidence

23. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was wet behind the ears.

Stupid and slow-witted Young and inexperienced Drenched in the rain Unpunctual and lethargic

24. If you want to solve the problem for ever you must take the bull by horns.

Face a difficulty or danger confidently Run way from a difficulty or danger Face a difficulty or danger boldly Pull the bull’s horns

25. I told the students to buckle down this semester.

Work seriously Take it easy Drop a subject Go for a vacation

26. Mrs. Roy keeps an open house on Saturday evening parties – you’ll find all kinds of people there.

Welcomes all members Welcomes a select group of people Keeps the doors of the house open Keeps the gates open for a few persons

27. All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder because she ill-treated her daughter-in-law.

Showed liking for her company Showed dislike for her company Felt her shoulder was cold Showed international unfriendliness to her company

English Idioms and Phrases MCQ Test

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