Idioms and Phrases in English

• 1. Quixotic project

  1. Exciting project
  2. Project which makes lots of money
  3. Foolishly ideal
  4. Interesting project

  Answer :

  Option C

  Explanation:

  Example : Being not worldly wise he wasted all his money in quixotic projects.

• 2. Fly in the face of

  1. coward
  2. to defy
  3. do acting
  4. do not follow instructions

  Answer :

  Option B

  Explanation:

  Example : By not obeying his father he fly in the face of his orders.

• 3. Set people by ears

  1. to incite people
  2. to listen carefully
  3. to give long speech
  4. to abuse

  Answer :

  Option A

  Explanation:

  Example : Few people set people by ear for their own benefits.

• 4. Argus eyed

  1. Doubtful
  2. Very Confident
  3. Very Calm
  4. Careful

  Answer :

  Option D

  Explanation:

  Careful or Observant
  
  Example : Being a politician he is Argus Eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.

• 5. Giddy goat

  1. to act bravely
  2. to act slowly
  3. to act foolishly
  4. to act as adviced

  Answer :

  Option C

  Explanation:

  Example : His this wrong decision was just like the act of giddy goat.

• 6. Give up the ghost

  1. give up a fear
  2. give up in the war
  3. to pass away
  4. to rest for some time

  Answer :

  Option C

  Explanation:

  Example : After a long illness he gave up the ghost last week.

• 7. Laugh in one's sleeves

  1. To laugh secretly
  2. To laugh openly
  3. To laugh at some weak
  4. To laugh occasionly

  Answer :

  Option A

  Explanation:

  Example : The students laughed in their sleeves at teacher ignorance of the subject.