A. Secret or hidden enemy
B. Unforeseen happening
C. Unrecognisable danger
D. Irreliable person
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Idioms And Phrases MCQs
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.
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.
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.
In modern democratic societies lynch law seems to have become the spheres of life.
A. law of the mob
B. law of the underworld
C. law of the constitution
D. law of the parliament
✅ The correct answer is option A.
To be at loggerheads
A. To have tough encounter
B. To be at enmity or strife
C. To face stiff opposition
D. To tax one’s mind and body
✅ The correct answer is option B.
It was out of place for him to talk on politics when the seminar was arranged to discuss recent trends in literature.
A. foolish
B. strange
C. inappropriate
D. odd
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Once in a blue moon
A. Once in a month
B. Bi-weekly
C. On rare occasions
D. Every now and then
✅ The correct answer is option C.
A large number of small scale industries have been set up in the rural areas.
A. upgraded
B. opened
C. demolished
D. encouraged
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The rebels held out for about a month.
A. bargained
B. resisted
C. retreated
D. waited
✅ The correct answer is option B.