Cluster · English Idioms and Phrases

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English Idioms Meaning and Usage
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Questions in this cluster
85 total
Question Category Subtype Difficulty

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Not only is he a great leader, he also has the gift of the gab. (TGT Mathematics OAVS)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be the devil’s advocate (Selection Post Higher Secondary Level)

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english idiom intermediate

Jenny was extremely nervous about the job interview, but her friend tried to calm her down.
Select the correctidiom that best describes Jenny's friend's attempt to alleviate her anxiety.
(Management Trainee Civil)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Raju tried to help his ex-girlfriend, but she used harsh words. Next time when she was again in need of help, he thought, ‘once bitten twice shy’. (Talathi)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Once bitten twice shy (Talathi)

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english idiom intermediate

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
He is too afraid of heights after the bungee jumping experience. (Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2023)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined words to complete the given idiom. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘no substitution required’.
Once bitten, now safe
(Stenographer)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation focusing on the underlined segment.

You are wasting time by arguing just for the sake of argument and that too just the opposite of what we confirm. (Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2023)

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english antonym intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice (Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2022)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Thanks to the gift of gab of their coach, the motivated Saudi Arabian team was able to defeat mighty Argentina. (Office Assistant)

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english idiom intermediate

Which of the following idioms means ‘the art of speaking’?
(O T Assistant)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
My friend was playing the devil’s advocate in the discussion. (SICPO Paper II 2022)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice (Maharashtra Municipal Taxation and Administration Service)

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english idiom intermediate

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom:
“Break the ice”
(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

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english idiom intermediate

Choose the idiom that conveys the correct meaning of the words in the brackets

The college management organised a small get together for the first year students who had joined recently and the rest of the college to (be relaxed in each other’s company).
(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

The council president is known to play devil’s advocate often. (MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Play devil's advocate (Head Constable Ministerial in Delhi Police Examination 2022)

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english idiom intermediate

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom:
“Once bitten, twice shy”
(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Break the ice (MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Gift of the gab
(Constable GD 2021)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Having the gift of the gab (Constable GD 2021)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom below from the given options.

"Once bitten, twice shy" (Compounder)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Gift of the gab (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023)

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english idiom intermediate

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom from the below options:

“Once bitten, twice shy” (Forest Guard)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Silver tongue (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of gab. (Constable Telecommunication)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.

He is not a great leader but, he has the gift of gab.
(Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence.

Meera is not qualified much but has the art of speaking. (CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Break the ice (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

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english idiom intermediate

What is the meaning of the idiom "Break the ice"? (Assistant Storekeeper)

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english idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Devil’s advocate (CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I)

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english idiom intermediate

A man who cannot decide which of the two things he will do first, end up doing_______.

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bihar_police intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Once bitten twice shy

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ib idiom intermediate

 Select the correct conclusion based on the meaning of the underlined idiom:

Statement: After months of secrecy, the leaked email let the cat out of the bag and revealed the company's expansion plans.
Conclusion:
i. The expansion plans were intentionally revealed.
ii. A secret was accidentally exposed.
iii. The company denied any such expansion plans.

 

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ib idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

My aunt has the gift of the gab and can socialize in any group.

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ssc idiom intermediate
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