A. Bewildered
B. Insulted
C. Hard discipline
D. In difficulties
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Idioms And Phrases MCQs
To let the cat out of the bag
A. To give latitude
B. To show compassion
C. To miss a golden opportunity
D. To tell a secret without intending to do so
✅ The correct answer is option D.
To tell you in a nutshell, lust for power and money has almost spoiled him.
A. as objectively as possible
B. in a simple and brief manner
C. an actual experience described vividly
D. to take in confidence
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years but their business is now on its last legs.
A. About to fructify
B. About to perish
C. About to produce results
D. About to take off
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.