Question 1 of 20

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Keeps himself to himself

A

Is too busy

B

Is selfish

C

Is unsociable

D

Does not take sides

Question 2 of 20

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To put hand to plough

A

To take up farming

B

To take a difficult task

C

To get entangled

D

Take interest in technical work

Question 3 of 20

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To be above board

A

To have a good height

B

To be honest in deals

C

They have no debts

D

To try to be beautiful

Question 4 of 20

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Built upon sand

A

Insecure foundations

B

Based on inexperience

C

Resting on cheap material

D

Resting on immature ideas

Question 5 of 20

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To cry wolf

A

To listen eagerly

B

To give false alarm

C

To turn pale

D

To keep off starvation

Question 6 of 20

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To drive home

A

To find one\'s roots

B

To return to rest

C

Back to original position

D

To emphasise

Question 7 of 20

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Bad blood

A

Impure blood

B

Ill feeling

C

Bloody fights

D

Quarrels

Question 8 of 20

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To pick holes

A

To find reason to quarrel

B

To destroy something

C

To criticise someone

D

To cut part of an item

Question 9 of 20

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Broke down

A

Stopped

B

Met with an accident

C

Ran out of petrol

D

Failed to work

Question 10 of 20

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Small talk

A

Whispering

B

Backbiting

C

Gossip

D

Light conversation

Question 11 of 20

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To catch a tartar

A

To trap a criminal

B

To catch a dangerous person

C

To meet with disaster

D

To deal with one\'s match

Question 12 of 20

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Storm in a teacup

A

Violent quarrel

B

Fuss about a trifle

C

Brittle situation

D

Quarrel about tea cups

Question 13 of 20

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Strained every nerve

A

Worked very hard

B

Spent a huge amount

C

Tried all tricks

D

Bribed several persons

Question 14 of 20

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To end in smoke

A

To understand fully

B

To ruin oneself

C

To excite applause

D

To overcome someone

Question 15 of 20

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To have an axe to grind

A

A private end to serve

B

To fail to arouse interest

C

To have no result

D

To work for both sides

Question 16 of 20

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The die is cast

A

Project is over

B

Decision is made

C

Death is inevitable

D

Cloth has been dyed

Question 17 of 20

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To make clean breast of

A

To gain prominence

B

To praise oneself

C

To confess without reserve

D

To destroy before it blooms

Question 18 of 20

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Picking holes in

A

Creating problems in

B

Finding fault with

C

Suggesting improvement

D

Asking irrelevant questions

Question 19 of 20

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To keep one\'s temper

A

To become hungry

B

To be in good mood

C

To preserve one\'s energy

D

To be aloof from

Question 20 of 20

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Floored his listeners

A

Entertained

B

Puzzled

C

Annoyed

D

Encouraged

Idioms & Phrases - 01

Keeps himself to himself

To put hand to plough

To be above board

Built upon sand

To cry wolf

To drive home

Bad blood

To pick holes

Broke down

Small talk

To catch a tartar

Storm in a teacup

Strained every nerve

To end in smoke

To have an axe to grind

The die is cast

To make clean breast of

Picking holes in

To keep one\'s temper

Floored his listeners