English MCQs (page 89 of 93)
Synonyms, antonyms, grammar, spelling, idioms and one-word substitutions of the kind used in FPSC, PPSC and other written tests.
1,859 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 1761–1780.
- 1761.
The idiom "to throw in the towel" means:
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Answer: A. to admit defeat and give up
"To throw in the towel" means to admit defeat and give up.
- 1762.
The idiom "to steal someone's thunder" means:
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Answer: C. to take attention or credit away from someone
"To steal someone's thunder" means to take attention or credit away from someone.
- 1763.
The idiom "a dark horse" means:
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Answer: C. a little-known competitor who unexpectedly succeeds
"A dark horse" means a little-known competitor who unexpectedly succeeds.
- 1764.
The idiom "to be in the same boat" means:
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Answer: D. to share the same difficult situation
"To be in the same boat" means to share the same difficult situation.
- 1765.
The idiom "to go the extra mile" means:
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Answer: D. to make more effort than is expected
"To go the extra mile" means to make more effort than is expected.
- 1766.
The idiom "to rain cats and dogs" means:
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Answer: A. to rain very heavily
"To rain cats and dogs" means to rain very heavily.
- 1767.
The idiom "to sit on the fence" means:
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Answer: B. to avoid taking sides
"To sit on the fence" means to avoid taking sides.
- 1768.
The idiom "to have a chip on one's shoulder" means:
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Answer: C. to feel resentful about past unfair treatment
"To have a chip on one's shoulder" means to feel resentful about past unfair treatment.
- 1769.
The idiom "the apple of one's eye" means:
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Answer: D. a person who is very dear
"The apple of one's eye" means a person who is very dear.
- 1770.
The idiom "a red-letter day" means:
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Answer: C. a memorable and important day
"A red-letter day" means a memorable and important day.
- 1771.
The idiom "to nip in the bud" means:
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Answer: B. to stop something at an early stage
"To nip in the bud" means to stop something at an early stage.
- 1772.
The idiom "to smell a rat" means:
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Answer: A. to suspect that something is wrong
"To smell a rat" means to suspect that something is wrong.
- 1773.
The idiom "to take with a pinch of salt" means:
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Answer: B. to doubt whether something is completely true
"To take with a pinch of salt" means to doubt whether something is completely true.
- 1774.
The idiom "to be all ears" means:
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Answer: A. to listen eagerly
"To be all ears" means to listen eagerly.
- 1775.
The idiom "by leaps and bounds" means:
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Answer: A. very rapidly
"By leaps and bounds" means very rapidly.
- 1776.
The idiom "to hold one's tongue" means:
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Answer: C. to keep silent
"To hold one's tongue" means to keep silent.
- 1777.
The idiom "to play second fiddle" means:
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Answer: A. to take a less important role
"To play second fiddle" means to take a less important role.
- 1778.
The idiom "to read between the lines" means:
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Answer: A. to understand a meaning that is not openly stated
"To read between the lines" means to understand a meaning that is not openly stated.
- 1779.
The idiom "to show the white feather" means:
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Answer: B. to show cowardice
"To show the white feather" means to show cowardice.
- 1780.
The idiom "to put the cart before the horse" means:
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Answer: C. to do things in the wrong order
"To put the cart before the horse" means to do things in the wrong order.