A. To rouse one to do one’s best
B. To ruin somebody
C. To discourage a person
D. To incite a person to fight
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Idioms And Phrases MCQs
He was in high spirits when I met him in the restaurant.
A. He was in a drunken state
B. He was very cheerful
C. He talked incoherently
D. He was deeply engrossed in thoughts
✅ The correct answer is option B.
He has come up during the last five years.
A. fallen in rank
B. risen in status
C. become proud
D. become humble
✅ The correct answer is option B.
A baker’s dozen
A. Twelve
B. Charity
C. Thirteen
D. Allowance
✅ The correct answer is option C.
He is at loggerheads with his assistants about the management of the concern.
A. differing strongly
B. in agreement
C. in confusion
D. undecided
✅ The correct answer is option A.
My plan to have a new car fell through because of the price rise.
A. was completed
B. was completed with difficulty
C. was postponed
D. failed to materialise
✅ The correct answer is option D.
To get the hang of a thing
A. To know a secret
B. To understand the meaning of it
C. To find the cause of something
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option B.
He is in the habit of throwing dust in eyes of his superiors.
A. To put sand into eyes
B. To make blind
C. To deceive
D. To show false things
✅ The correct answer is option C.
A close shave
A. A lucky escape
B. A clean shave
C. A well guarded secret
D. A narrow escape
✅ The correct answer is option D.
To be a good Samaritan
A. To be law-abiding
B. A wise person
C. A religious person
D. A genuinely charitable person
✅ The correct answer is option D.