Directions: In the following question, alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
They were really poor but somehow managed to keep the wolf from the door.
Important Questions on Idioms
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given below.
Lost in the clouds
For the following idioms, choose the most suitable option from the given ones.
Long and short
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given below.
Laugh in one's sleeves
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given below.
Leaps and bounds
In the following sentences, four alternatives are given for the idioms/phrases. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idioms/phrases.
A lion's share is always desired in the business.
In the following sentences, four alternatives are given for the idioms/phrases. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idioms/phrases.
Preparing Christmas dinner for the family is what my mother calls a labour of love.
In the following sentences, four alternatives are given for the idioms/phrases. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idioms/phrases.
Some banks have become lame ducks in recent years.
In the following sentences, four alternatives are given for the idioms/phrases. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idioms/phrases.
Major newspapers predict a landslide victory for the BJP.
