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Today’s quiz is based on “Idioms and Phrases Quiz”

Q1. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
Because of his bad habits, his industrialist dad will ____________.
(a) come to the pots
(b) go to the cats
(c) come to the pillars
(d) go to the dogs

Q2. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
I was miserable because the kids at my school ___________.
(a) called name
(b) called me names
(c) calling my names
(d) calls my names

Q3. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
He wants to postpone the trip as he is just _________ right now.
(a) dead broke
(b) death break
(c) deathly broken
(d) deadly break

Q4. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
Sam has been ____________ ever since his father died in a car accident.
(a) upto the mouth
(b) inside the mouth
(c) away from the mouth
(d) down in the mouth

Q5. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
I am always like a ___________, so my parents never take me to the museum.
(a) dog in a French shop
(b) deer in an Italian shop
(c) bull in a China shop
(d) cat in an American shop

Q6. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
The politician used the minor issue as a __________ to distract voters from the corruption accusations against him.
(a) red herring
(b) white herring
(c) green herring
(d) black herring

Q7. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
No, I had no idea they were planning to get married. They must have reached that decision ____________.
(a) under the rose
(b) under the dome
(c) under the roof
(d) under the sun

Q8. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
His colleague had cautioned him to calm down and not ___________.
(a) pretend airs
(b) assume fire
(c) pretend fire
(d) assume airs

Q9. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
He will not get the desired result as he is just ___________.
(a) blowing the air
(b) defying the air
(c) beating the air
(d) driving the air

Q10. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to ﬁll in the sentence.
He has tried every possible solution without success, and now he is ___________.
(a) at his wit ends
(b) at his wit’s end
(c) at his wit’s end’s
(d) at his wit end’s

Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Go to the dogs: to deteriorate or to become much worse in quality or character.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Call someone names: to call someone by an abusive or insulting name.
Option (b) is apt because the sentence is in past tense.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dead broke: having no money at all.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Correct idiom is “down in the mouth” which means visibly sad or depressed.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bull in a China shop: one who is aggressive and clumsy in a situation that requires delicacy and care.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Red herring: something irrelevant that diverts attention away from the main problem or issue.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Under the rose: privately, confidentially, or in secret.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Assume airs: to think or behave as though one is superior to others or better than one really is.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Beat the air: to keep doing something despite its apparent pointlessness or futility.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. At (one’s) wit’s end: completely puzzled and perplexed, not knowing what to do.

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