EXERCISE-20
Choose the exact meaning of the idioms/phrases.
1.At sea
(a) to travel by boat
(b) to confuse others
(c) perplexed
(d) to incite others
2. Heart and soul
(a) very seriously and sincerely
(b) honestly
(c) wearily
(d) very casually
3. In a nutshell
(a) cheaply
(b) in a very short form or in a few words
(c) very rapidly
(d) very weakly
4. Child’s play
(a) a very easy thing
(b) a very cheap thing
(c) funny thing
(d) things that can be done without any cost
5. Bird’s eyeview
(a) to view something closely
(b) a general view from above
(c) to view suspiciously
(d) to look from different angle
6. To scale up
(a) to measure
(b) to discuss
(c) to divide
(d) to deliver
7. To clear the air
(a) to work hard
(b) to wash properly
(c) to remove tension
(d) to create confusion
8. To chew the cud
(a) to be very annoyed
(b) to think deeply
(c) to eat humble food
(d) to start doing something new
9. Out and out
(a) merely
(b) slightly
(c) to go a faraway place
(d) absolutely
10. To come in handy
(a) to be useful
(b) to reach home tired
(c) to stand very close
(d) to come forward to help others
11. No axe to grind
(a) to bad situation
(b) to rebuke
(c) to act selflesly
(d) to confuse others
12. To play foul
(a) to play rough football
(b) to tackle carelessly
(c) to oppose others
(d) to do something wrong
13. To see red
(a) to find fault with
(b) to be very angry
(c) to criticise others
(d) to victimise someone
14. Not to mince matters
(a) to speak out frankly
(b) to make matters easy
(c) to be at ease
(d) to be successful in business
15. To play with
(a) to be friendly with
(b) to amuse oneself
(c) to win easily
(d) fool
Answers:-
1.c 2.a
3.b 4.a
5.b 6.c
7.a 8.b
9.d 10.a
11.c 12.d
13.a 14.a
15.d