Idioms and Phrases in English

• 15. Bad Blood

  1. Wounded in scuffle
  2. Bitter relations
  3. Dishonest
  4. Arrogant

  Answer :

  Option B

  Explanation:

  Example : Respect all religions, this is solution of bad blood between different religions.

• 16. Red rag to a bull

  1. To appriciate
  2. To solve the issue
  3. Anything that makes you happy
  4. Anything that provokes

  Answer :

  Option D

  Explanation:

  Example : His excuses were like red rag to bull for me.

• 17. Take with a pinch of salt

  1. related to food
  2. to be a little sad
  3. to be a little happy
  4. to accept with a doubt

  Answer :

  Option D

  Explanation:

  Example : I do not trust him anymore, I use to take his problems with a pinch of salt.

• 18. Nip in the bud

  1. To destroy in the very beginning
  2. To destroy at the end
  3. To make use of time
  4. To waste time

  Answer :

  Option A

  Explanation:

  Example : The evils of the society must be nipped in the bud.

• 19. Pell-mell

  1. In a jumbled
  2. Great honour
  3. Great news
  4. Great feeling

  Answer :

  Option A

  Explanation:

  Example : After a theft in the house everything was pell-mell.

• 20. Turn the tables

  1. give warning
  2. to welcome
  3. to reverse the condition
  4. to take revenge

  Answer :

  Option C

  Explanation:

  Example : A batsman often turns the table on the opposite team by good batting.

• 21. Grid up the lions

  1. to get ready to protect
  2. to prepare for hard work
  3. to get ready for attack
  4. none of above

  Answer :

  Option C

  Explanation:

  Example : We must grid up the lions to be successful in life.