A Free Mock Test -07 On Idioms

             Mock Test-07 On Idioms

  Hi friends, Idioms, the most important topic for SSC, WBP, WBPSC etc. You have to follow previous years idioms of various exams and an oriented book like S.P Bakshi or P.K De Sarkar. You should follow anyone of the following books. It has no limitation but your package should be limited. 

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 Anyway, As idioms are the most valuable, you should practice from various sites practice sets. So I have set for your practice a A FREE MOCK TEST ON IDIOMS on my blog. Please visit, give test, share and comment. Mock Test Link is given below.

           List of Idioms

 

 Commonly Used and Popular English Idioms

A blessing in disguise
Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad

A dime a dozen
Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique

Adding insult to injury
Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse

Beat around the bush
Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable

Beating a dead horse
Meaning: Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over

Bite the bullet
Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually

Best of both worlds
Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time

Biting off more than you can chew
Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing

By the skin of your teeth
Meaning: Just barely making it

Don’t judge a book by its cover
Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance

Doing something at the drop of a hat
Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened

Caught between a rock and a hard place
Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices

Costs an arm and a leg
Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive

Cutting corners
Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money

Devil’s advocate
Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view

Feeling under the weather
Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick

Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: Being in good health

Getting a taste of your own medicine
Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others

Getting a second wind
Meaning: Having energy again after being tired

Giving the benefit of the doubt
Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable

Giving someone the cold shoulder
Meaning: Ignoring someone

Going on a wild goose chase
Meaning: Doing something that is pointless

Heard it on the grapevine
Meaning: Hearing rumors about someone or something

Hitting the nail on the head
Meaning: Performing a task with exactness

Killing two birds with one stone
Meaning: Accomplishing two different tasks in the same undertaking

Letting someone off the hook
Meaning: Not holding someone responsible for something

Letting the cat out of the bag
Meaning: Sharing information that was intended to be a secret

No pain, no gain
Meaning: You have to work hard in order to see results

On the ball
Meaning: Doing a good job, being prompt, or being responsible

Once in a blue moon
Meaning: Something that doesn’t happen very often

Piece of cake
Meaning: A task or job that is easy to complete

Pulling someone’s leg
Meaning: Joking with someone

Speak of the devil
Meaning: When the person you have just been talking about arrives

Stealing someone’s thunder
Meaning: Taking credit for someone else’s achievements

Straight from the horse’s mouth
Meaning: Reading or hearing something from the source

The last straw
Meaning: The last difficulty or annoyance that makes the entire situation unbearable

The elephant in the room
Meaning: An issue, person, or problem that someone is trying to avoid

Throwing caution to the wind
Meaning: Being reckless or taking a risk

Your guess is as good as mine
Meaning: To not know somethings

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