Idioms MCQ for JKSSB Exam

 Idioms MCQ for JKSSB Exam 

Q1. To play ducks and drakes
(a) to use recklessly (b) to change places
(c) to be friendly (d) to act cleverly
Q2. At daggers drawn
(a) deceiving somebody
(b) without hope
(c) friendly with each other
(d) bitterly hostile
Q3. Get out of hand
(a) get out of control
(b) to complete a task
(c) give up something
(d) get upset
Q4. costs an arm and a leg
(a) easy to obtain (b) rarely available
(c) nothing to lose (d) very expensive
Q5..Actions speak louder than words
(a) take up a task that you cannot finish
(b) what you do is more important than
what you say
(c) do something without planning
(d) look for solutions in the wrong place
Q6. Pull someone's leg
(a) trust someone
(b) joke with someone
(c) get upset with someone
(d) tell someone a secret
Q7. Give someone the cold shoulder
(a) Ignore someone
(b) Give away a secret
(c) Do something pointless
(d) Pamper someone
Q8. Pull yourself together
(a) go to sleep (b) calm down
(c)try to understand (d) do a good job
Q9. Couch potato
(a) A person who sleeps all day.
(b) A person who watches too much
television
(c) A person who remains relaxed and
calm
(d) A person who is simple in nature.
Q10. Lead someone by the nose
(a) to do the right thing
(b) to force someone to take the blame
(c) to dominate someone
(d) to quarrel with someone
Q11. Butterflies in the stomach
(a) being excited (b) being nervous
(c) being angry (d) being hungry
Q12. Out of the woods
(a) no longer in trouble
(b) no longer in sight
(c) no longer famous
(d) no longer young
Q13. Lock, stock and barrel
(a) immediately (b) partly
(c) rarely (d) completely
Q14. In the Pink 
(a) in the pink dress (b) in the limelight
(c) in a happy mood (d) in a good health
Q15. On tenterhooks

(a) unhappy (c) anxious

(b) angry (d) happy

Q16. Lend an ear
(a) to pay attention to
(b) to not make trouble
(c) to force someone to listen
(d) to not tell someone something
Q17. The heavy losses in business came
like a bolt from the blue .
(a) a thunderstorm
(b) an unexpected disaster
(c) a windfall
(d) an ominous warning
Q18. He kicked up a row when he was
denied entry to the amusement park.
(a) cried with sorrow
(b) waited in a queue
(c) kicked the guard
(d) created a fuss
Q19. It is unfortunate that most people in
the country are still living from hand to
mouth .
(a) consuming daily what little is earned.
(b) saving for the future generations
(c) doing manual labour
(d) earning wealth by selfish means
Q20. The loyal watchman was cut to the
quick when he was accused of theft.
(a) imprisoned (b) severely punished
(c) hurt intensely (d) dismissed

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Solutions:-
Sol.1. (a) to use recklessly
He was suspended from the job for
playing ducks and drakes with the
company’s money.
Sol.2. (d) bitterly hostile
The two countries are at daggers drawn
on the issue of the boundaries that they
share.
Sol.3. (a) get out of control
Eg : The teacher complained that our kid
was very naughty, he was going out of
hand.
Sol.4. (d) very expensive
This car is my favorite but it will cost me
an arm and a leg.
Sol.5. (b) what you do is more important
than what you say/करनी कथनी पर भारी होती
है
Our politicians should realize that action
speaks louder than words.
Sol.6. (b) joke with someone
Eg : As he was a fresher in college, his
seniors started pulling his leg.
Sol.7. (a) Ignore someone
He was angry at his wife but she showed
her cold shoulder.
Sol.8. (b) calm down
Tesla failed several times but he pulled
himself together for his next project.
Sol.9. (b) A person who watches too
much television
My mother scolded me and said “stop
being a couch potato, go and water the
plants”
Sol.10. (c) to dominate someone
Australia led the cricket world cup by the
nose.
Sol.11. (b) being nervous/घबरा जाना
The culprit has butterflies in his stomach
before the announcement of the result.
Sol.12. (a) no longer in trouble
Although that situation was very tense
with the help of my friend I was out of
the woods.
Sol.13. (d) completely
I will complete this project lock, stock,
and barrel.
Sol.14. (d) in a good health/
We hope that you and you and your
family are in pink
Sol.15. (c) anxious/
He is at tenterhooks all week as the result
may come at any time.
Sol.16. (a) to pay attention to
You should always lend your ears to the
public place’s announcement.

Sol.17. (b) an unexpected disaster
Without prior notification he left us, it
was a boult from the blue.
Sol.18. (d) created a fuss
Politicians kicked up the row when he
was not treated like a special guest.
Sol.19. (a) consuming daily what little is
earned
By this job I could only live from hand to
mouth, I should do something big.
Sol.20. (c) hurt intensely
The policeman cut to the quick thief as he
did not stop even after several warnings