Vocabulary

Idioms

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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:

to put somebody through it

to restrain another's extravagance

to prove to be a serious barrier

to be unpleasantly surprised

to inflict an unpleasant experience

✅ Correct Option: 4

'To put somebody through it' means to subject a person to an ordeal or unpleasant experience, such as harsh questioning or a difficult test. Option 4 states exactly this. The other options describe different idioms.

2026: 22 May Shift 2

Choose the idiom that conveys the sense that someone is deliberately creating trouble.

2025: 19 May Shift 1

Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom:

He nailed his colours to the mast by writing a newspaper article attacking government policy.

2023: 23 June Shift 3

From the following options, choose the option with the correct use of the plural verb:

2023: 22 June Shift 1

Choose the appropriate idiom to replace the underlined part of sentence.

He has taken his loss so seriously that he fell sick.

2023: 7 June Shift 1

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I (Idioms)	List - II (Meaning of Idiom)
(A) Fall flat	(I) Unsuccessful
(B) In hot water	(II) Strongly disapproved of
(C) Bolt from the blue	(III) In trouble
(D) Black sheep	(IV) All of a sudden

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2023: 23 June Shift 2

Identify the meaning of the Idioms. Choose the appropriate option.

The speaker gave a bird's eye view of the political condition in the country.

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: to put somebody through it

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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:

to put somebody through it