Idioms and Phrases

Idioms and Phrases Quiz covers the type of questions being asked in the English section of various competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, IBPS, EPFO, RRB, CET, State PCS, etc.

1. To fight shy of

(A) to be bold

(B) to fight social evils

(C) to fight and win

(D) to keep aloof from

2. To hold someone in leash

(A) to be firm

(B) to restrain

(C) to unsure

(D) to touch the exact point

3. Not worth a rap

(A) worth a lot

(B) very expensive

(C) worth nothing

(D) modestly priced

4. To commit to memory

(A) to be forgetful

(B) to learn by heart

(C) to tax one’s memory

(D) to commit oneself totally to a task

5. She denied point-blank her involvement in the crime.

(A) desperately

(B) stubbornly

(C) directly

(D) rudely

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