English Mcqs

"An arm and a leg" means _________?

(A) Full throttle; at maximum speed

(B) Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of money

(C) Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money

(D) One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress

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"Elephant in the room" means _________?

(A) An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature

(B) In good physical health

(C) Someone can perceive things and events that are outside of their field of vision

(D) You learned something through means of a rumor

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"Achilles' heel" means ________?

(A) To action a task; to initiate work

(B) A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength

(C) A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage

(D) To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is unavoidable

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Synonym of "cryptic" is ____________.

(A)   obscure

(B)   written

(C)   copied

(D)   dead

(D)   puzzling

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He says, " They will hurt you".

(A)   He said to me that they will hurt me.

(B)   He said to me that they would be hurt me.

(C)   He said to me that they would hurt you.

(D)   He said to me that they would hurt m

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"Your guess is as good as mine" means __________?

(A)   Join a popular trend or activity

(B)   To hear something from the authoritative source

(C)   To know the answer

(D)   To have no idea

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"At the drop of the hat" means____________?

(A)   As soon as it was spoken

(B)   Done easily, without any preparation

(C)   Done in an instant

(D)   After something is done

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A doctor who treats children is called __________.

(A)   Pedophile

(B)   Fatalist

(C)   Pediatrician

(D)   Pedagogue

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"Far cry from" means __________?

(A)   To present a counter argument

(B)   To take on a task that is way to big

(C)   The show has come to an end. It’s all over

(D)   Very different from

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"Wild goose chase" _________?

(A)   A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable

(B) To take credit for something someone else did

(C) To not take what someone says too seriously; to treat someone’s words with a degree of skepticism

(D) A phrase implying that one is not proficient at performing a particular task and that they should not try to perform the task professionally

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