Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence:

The workers _________to keep the factory running.

lived like fighting cocks

became tough nuts

put their shoulder to the wheel

faced the music

✅ Correct Option: 3

Keeping the factory running calls for hard collective effort, which is exactly what put their shoulder to the wheel means. Living like fighting cocks means to feed lavishly, a tough nut is a difficult person, and facing the music means accepting punishment.

2023: 24 May Shift 3

Choose the correct Idiom from the options given to complete the sentence :

The boy _______ to the pleadings of his well wishers.

2026: 26 May Shift 1

Which of the following idioms are correct in meaning?

(A). Pay off old scores means to pay the amount back.

(B). Pass the buck means shirk responsibility.

(C). Plough the sands means to work hard.

(D). Play ducks and drakes means to squander money.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

2023: 7 June Shift 2

Mark the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.

"He is as hard as a nail, never moved by anything.."

2022: 5 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, select the one which rightly identifies the given expression-

To strain every nerve

2026: 25 May Shift 1

Pick out the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom from the given options:-

If you want to be happy, cut your coat according to your cloth.

2023: 10 June Shift 2

The idiom 'To be thick in the head' means:

Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence: The workers _________to keep the factory running.

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Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence:

The workers _________to keep the factory running.