IDIOMS & PHRASES – PRACTICE SET-9 – SOLVED

1. With one voice
A) By one man      B) By one community
C) Unanimously      D) In disharmony

2. All moonshine
A) Glowing      B) Far from reality
C) Celestial      D) About the moon

3. At a snail’s pace
A) Quietly      B) Quickly
C) Continuously      D) Slowly

4. Call on
A) Telephone      B) Seek help
C) Pay a visit      D) Order

5. A dark horse
A) A wild animal      B) A black horse
C) An unknown entry      D) A front runner

6. Throw cold water
A) Encourage      B) Discourage
C) Attack      D) Drench

7. Butt in
A) Record      B) Impose
C) Improvise      D) Interrupt

8. A cuckoo in the nest
A) One who likes to stay at home      B) A view from a high place
C) An unwelcome intruder      D) One who is chosen as the leader of the group

9. A house of cards
A) An insecure scheme      B) A gambling house
C) A plan with high stakes      D) A place where cards are printed

10. To smell a rat
A) To see signs of plague epidemic      B) To get the bad smell of a dead rat
C) To suspect foul dealings      D) To be in a bad mood

ANSWER KEY

Solution with explanation

3. Option ‘D’ (Slowly). SNAIL = a small creature with a soft, wet body and a round shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants

8. Option ‘C’ (An unwelcome intruder). CUCKOO = a grey bird with a two-note call that sounds similar to its name; e.g.

Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests.

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