401. To pull strings
A. To exert hidden influence
B. To tease someone
C. To speed up
D. To start something
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Idioms And Phrases MCQs
402. His biographers discovered to their surprise that he was an atheist to the backbone.
A. completely
B. by and large
C. by birth
D. to some extent
✅ The correct answer is option A.
403. Though he has lot of money, yet all his plans are built upon sand.
A. established on insecure foundations
B. based on inexperience
C. resting on cheap material
D. resting on immature ideas
✅ The correct answer is option D.
404. Leave one to sink or swim
A. To be in a dilemma
B. To leave to one’s fate
C. To put one in difficulty
D. Not to help one
✅ The correct answer is option D.
405. I raked my brains to solve this difficult problem.
A. I consulted several people
B. I subjected my mind to hard thinking
C. I read number of books
D. I brainwashed several experts
✅ The correct answer is option B.
406. This regular absenteeism is a bad business since on work is being completed.
A. Bad for business
B. Non-business like
C. An unfortunate event
D. Creating ill-will
✅ The correct answer is option C.
407. A snake in the grass
A. Secret or hidden enemy
B. Unforeseen happening
C. Unrecognisable danger
D. Irreliable person
✅ The correct answer is option C.
408. The detective left no stone unturned to trace the culprit.
A. did very irrelevant things
B. used all available means
C. took no pains
D. resorted to illegitimate practices
✅ The correct answer is option B.
409. At my friend’s tea party I fell in with a strange fellow.
A. had a quarrel with
B. met accidentally
C. had an argument with
D. made friends with
✅ The correct answer is option B.
410. Though he has a lot of money, yet all his plans are built upon sand.
A. based on inexperience
B. resting on immature ideas
C. resting on cheap material
D. established on insecure foundations
✅ The correct answer is option B.