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  1. 4701AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Be in apple-pie order

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    Correct option: D — Be perfectly arranged and tidy

    Be in apple-pie order- be perfectly arranged and tidy. E.g.- She cleaned the entire house until everything was in apple-pie order for the guests.

  2. 4702AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    To get someone’s goat

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    Correct option: B — To irritate someone

    To get someone’s goat- to irritate someone. E.g.- His constant interruptions really get my goat when I’m trying to concentrate.

  3. 4703AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Cut from the same cloth

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    Correct option: A — To have very similar qualities

    Cut from the same cloth- to have very similar qualities. E.g.- Both sisters are hardworking and kind. They are truly cut from the same cloth.

  4. 4704AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Complete the dialogue for Person B using the correct idiom. Person A: I am so nervous. I don't think I should make the speech tomorrow. Person B: No. You are just getting _________ . You have prepared for this.

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    Correct option: B — cold feet

    Cold feet- feeling nervous or lack of confidence.

  5. 4705AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    The team decided to pull out all the stops for their upcoming presentation.

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    Correct option: A — To do everything to make something successful

    Pull out all the stops- to do everything to make something successful.

  6. 4706AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. A lot of people are still _____ over the GDP issue.

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    Correct option: C — sitting on the fence

    sitting on the fence- to refuse to support or oppose a decision.

  7. 4707AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Complete the dialogue for Person B using the correct idiom. Person A: We are all going to the club this weekend. Do you want to come? Person B: Thank you for asking. But I don't like clubs. It's______.

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    Correct option: D — not my cup of teaedu

    (not) my cup of tea- (not) an activity that someone likes.

  8. 4708AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    He goes hard with one and all.

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    Correct option: C — To be difficult

    Goes hard - to be difficult.

  9. 4709AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Read the sentence carefully and select the most suitable idiom to fill in the blank. Extreme inflation in the country has led to a hike in the price of day-to-day commodity. It has made it difficult to ___ .

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    Correct option: D — keep body and soul together

    keep body and soul together - to get enough food and money to survive.

  10. 4710AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Unless sales improve next month, the company will be in a critical position in which failure seems imminent.

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    Correct option: D — up against the wall

    up against the wall - in a critical position in which failure seems imminent.

English Language practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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