Learn and Examine Yourself

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Phrases and Idioms
 
1. The idiom ‘let things slide’ means
ignore
lose gradually
reveal a secret
set free
 
2. Which of the following is a correct proverb?
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fools rush in where an angel fears to tread.
A fool rushes in where an angle fears to tread.
Fools rush in where the angels fear to tread.
 
3. The bad news struck him like a bolt from the------.
sky
heavens
firmament
blue
 
4. You should show good manners in the company of young ladies.
--Which is the appropriate phrase for the underlined expression above?
behave gently
practise manners
behave yourself
do not talk rudely
 
5. ‘Call to mind’ means-----
fantasize
attend
remember
request
 

6. Explain the meaning of ‘Bring to pass’.
Cause to destroy
Cause to happen
Cause to carry out
Cause to convince
 
7. To put the cart before the horse---
to offer a persone what he cannot eat
to force a person to do something
to raise obstacle
to reverse the natural order of things
 
8. To end in smoke-----
To create fire
To go through suffering
To come to nothing
To see these
 
9. ‘Salt of life’ stands for--
sorrows of life
saline water
sodium chloride
valuable things
 
10. The expression ‘ take into account’ means----
count numbers
consider
think seriously
asses
 

       

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