Idioms and Phrases Online Test 3

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An apple of discord

A. the cause of contention

B. sour apple

C. a quarrel

D. a fight for an apple

Talking through one's hat

A. talking nonsense

B. talking ignorantly

C. talking irresponsibly

D. talking insultingly

Cloak and dagger

A. involving intrigue

B. to become very weak

C. family fued

D. fond of hunting

Foar in the mouth

A. bitten by a snake

B. to reveal the secret

C. extremely hatred

D. to be furious

Like a phoenix

A. with a new life

B. with a start

C. with royal gait

D. with venegeance

At a rate of knots

A. very rapidly

B. sluggishly

C. technology savvy

D. highly opinionated

Grid up one's Loins

A. get ready for a job

B. leave bag and baggage

C. hunt for lions

D. a loin cloth

At one's wit's end

A. to work hard

B. to get puzzled

C. to be intelligent

D. to be stupid

Come a cropper

A. to come as a surprise

B. to fail

C. to get injured

D. to get unexpected success

All agog

A. all happy

B. rife with rumours

C. restless

D. playful

Went to the winds

A. dissipated

B. spread all over

C. got speed of the winds

D. became well known

Got the sack

A. resigned

B. was demoted

C. got rid of

D. was dismissed

Hang together

A. confirm each other

B. live together

C. hang with each other

D. go together

At beck and call

A. at rest

B. at disposal

C. at work

D. at their desks

To mind ones's Ps & Qs

A. to have an illegible handwriting

B. to overdress

C. to be careful & polite

D. to remember poetry by heart

At the eleventh hour

A. at eleven o'clock

B. at the last hour

C. arrive late

D. at the last possible time

Off the cuff

A. The aid of a sleeve

B. take off the cuff

C. speak without preparation

D. without cuff links

To go by

A. to throw away

B. to be guided by

C. to disobey

D. to avoid

Show a clean pair of heels

A. run away when chased

B. cool heels

C. clean the heels

D. show heels

Die in harness

A. riding a horse

B. in a stable

C. in a uniform

D. still in service

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