Idioms & Phrases Worksheet 1

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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-10) In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1. Never-never land 
(a) An imaginary utopian place or situation.
(b) A place that is worse than hell. 
(c) A place that you know that you will never be able to visit. 

(d) A popular place about which you have heard such stories that you would not like to go there. 


2. Through thick and thin 

(a) To be scared of small dangers (b) Passing through a thick forest 

(c) Support under all circumstances (d) To be hard hearted in times of loss 


3. New kid on the block 

(a) New rules which are bound to fail (b) A junior 

(c) A new social trend (d) A newcomer 


4. Kitty-corner 

(a) Favourite place of cats (b) A place where ladies meet to party 

(c) A very small place (d) Things located diagonally opposite each other 


5. In a nutshell 

(a) Add nuts into something (b) Put everything in a shell 

(c) Packed very tightly (d) Express very briefly 


6. To go for broke

(a) To risk everything in an all-out effort (b) Failure in relationship or partnership 

(c) Losing all money in an effort to revive a failing business (d) To start again after failing in a business 


7. Put your best foot forward 

(a) Take care to dress well (b) Walk very cautiously 

(c) Try as hard as one can (d) check every step 


8. Fixed in one’s ways 

(a) Not wanting to change how one does things (b) One will succeed if one does not change their path 

(c) Trapped in a particular unpleasant situation (d) A dilemma of two different paths


9. Be in two minds 

(a) Behave smart at sometime and stupid at other. (b) Unable to decide 

(c) Having a split personality disorder. (d) Trying to do two things at the same time. 


10. Dance to someone’s tune 

(a) Argue with others on petty matters (b) Delay in making a decision 

(c) Do what others want you to do (d) Be engaged in an energetic activity


Directions (Q. Nos. 11-20) In the following questions You are required to choose the correct meaning of the Idioms given in bold in the sentences.


11. We should give a wide berth to bad characters. 

(a) keep away from (b) publicly condemn (c) give publicity to (d) not sympathise with 


12. Sumit had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key. 

(a) nowhere (b) always (c) everywhere (d) somewhere 


13. You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe. 

(a) be very busy (b) rush in all directions and suffer much harassment. 

(c) go to all post boxes and post offices. (d) go to many offices and post letters. 


14. At a party, he is always in high spirits. 

(a) talkative (b) cheerful (c) drunk (d) uncontrollable 


15. She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank. 

(a) directly (b) pointedly (c) absurdly (d) briefly


16. We should guard against our green-eyed friends. 

(a) rich (b) jealous (c) handsome (d) enthusiastic 


17. It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Jagjit said that Ramu was a thief. 

(a) Someone criticizing another for a fault which he himself has. 

(b) A person accusing another of being black. 

(c) A person blaming another for something, he has not done. 

(d) Both are guilty of the same mistake. 


18. The sight of the accident made my flesh creep. 

(a) worried me (b) frightened me (c) confused me (d) drew my attention 


19. He is a queer fish. I have failed to understand him. 

(a) funny person (b) sensitive person (c) strange person (d) quarrelsome person 


20. The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proved to be a mare’s nest.

(a) a false invention (b) a noble thing (c) a successful (d) a timely sleep


Answers

Q1 A

Q2 C

Q3 D

Q4 D

Q5 D

Q6 A

Q7 C

Q8 A

Q9 B

Q10 C

Q11 A

Q12 C

Q13 B

Q14 B

Q15 A

Q16 B

Q17 A

Q18 B

Q19 C

Q20 A

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