1. 'To kick the bucket' means to-
a) quarrel
b) die
c) begin
d) neglect
Answer: die
2. 'Every now and then' means-
a) occasionally
b) every year
c) every day
d) at long intervals
Answer: occasionally
3. He is proud of his aristocracy. Here 'aristocracy' means-
a) bad blood
b) bule blood
c) good blood
d) cold blood
Answer: bule blood
4. When a person says he is 'all in', it means-
a) He is very tired.
b) He has arrived.
c) He has finished packing.
d) He has got everything.
Answer: He is very tired.
5. 'Out and out' means -
a) Not at all
b) Brave
c) Thoroughly
d) whole heartedly
Answer: Thoroughly
6. He is all but ruined. Here 'all but' means -
a) in fact
b) truly
c) seldom
d) nearly
Answer: nearly
7. The phrase 'a bed of roses' means-
a) hardship
b) talented
c) comfortable
d) worthless
Answer: comfortable
8. 'A bolt from the blue' means-
a) an unexpected gift
b) an unexpected person
c) an unexpected calamity
d) an unexpected place
Answer: an unexpected calamity
9. 'Apple of one's eye' means-
a) Apple like eye
b) Big eye
c) Apple coloured eye
d) Extremely favourite
Answer: Extremely favourite
10. The idiom 'At home' means-
a) Familiar with
b) Home made of bricks
c) Try to make a home
d) Ome who has lost time
Answer: Familiar with
11. A 'bull market' means that share prices are-
a) rising
b) moving
c) falling
d) static
Answer: rising
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12. 'By and large' means -
a) Very large
b) Mostly
c) Everywhere
d) Nowhere
Answer: Mostly
13. By fits and start means-
a) Irregularly
b) carefully
c) regularly
d) attentively
Answer: Irregularly
14. A 'burning question' means-
a) a false question
b) a hard question
c) an important question
d) an uncommon question
Answer: an important question
15. Choose the meaning of 'bring to pass'
a) cause to happen
b) cause to pass
c) cause to destroy
d) cause to carry out
Answer: cause to happen
16. 'Bring to book' means-
a) to rebuke/punish
b) book written by a famous writer
c) book which is lost
d) valueless person
Answer: to rebuke/punish
17. 'Bill of fare' is-
a) A chart of bus fare
b) A price list
c) A valuable document
d) A list of dishes at a restaurant
Answer: A list of dishes at a restaurant
18. What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?
a) The essential point
b) The final step
c) The end of a road
d) The last line of a book
Answer: The essential point
19. 'Bag and baggage' means-
a) leaving nothing behind
b) heavy things
c) costly things
d) property
Answer: leaving nothing behind
20. 'Crocodile tears' means-
a) tears of a crocodile
b) deceptive cry
c) tears of any amimals
d) tears of an unlucky person
Answer: deceptive cry
