Idioms/Phrases – Practice test

In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

To make clean breast of

To do oneself justice

To keeps one’s temper

Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning ‘None of these’ will be the answer.

To play second fiddle

Find out the meaning of the given word or group of words

It makes no odds

Select the correct phrase from among the choices that most logically completes the sentence.

Action is the glorious principle of life and the only one that saves man from …………………..

In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase printed in bold type.

To take a leaf out of somebody’s book

In the following question, a sentence is given with an idiom (underlined). Four possible meanings of the idiom are given. Identify the correct meaning and mark the correct choice.

Being the head of a large family he finds it difficult to keep his head above water.

Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning ‘None of these’ will be the answer.