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  1. 4801AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Dog eat dog

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    Correct option: D — Ruthlessly competitive

    Dog eat dog- ruthlessly competitive. E.g.- The game was dog eat dog, both teams played hard to win.

  2. 4802AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Slip your mind

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    Correct option: B — Forget about something

    Slip your mind - forget about something. E.g.- I was supposed to pick up groceries after work, but it totally slipped my mind.

  3. 4803AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Lose heart

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    Correct option: C — To stop believing that you can succeed

    Lose heart- to stop believing that you can succeed. E.g.- After a few setbacks, he began to lose heart in his project.

  4. 4804AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.: It feels like I made a promise of more than my ability when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day.

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    Correct option: A — bit off more than I could chew

    Bit off more than I could chew - made a promise of more than my ability.

  5. 4805AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    On its last legs

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    Correct option: A — Last choice

    On its last legs - in a bad condition. E.g.- The old car has been breaking down frequently. It is really on its last legs.

  6. 4806AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Last resort

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    Correct option: C — Last course of action

    Last resort - last course of action. E.g.- If the problem continues, we may have to consider cutting costs as a last resort.

  7. 4807AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Have a bee in your bonnet

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    Correct option: C — Be preoccupied or obsessed with something

    Have a bee in your bonnet - be preoccupied or obsessed with something. E.g.- She has a bee in her bonnet about cleaning, so she's always tidying up the house.

  8. 4808AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Stick to one's guns

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    Correct option: D — To remain faithful to

    Stick to one’s gun - to remain faithful to. E.g.- Even though everyone criticized her decision, Sarah stuck to her guns and remained faithful to her principles.

  9. 4809AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Best thing since sliced bread

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    Correct option: B — Extremely good, interesting

    Best thing since sliced bread - extremely good, interesting. E.g.- I think video calls are the best thing since sliced bread because they help me talk to my family far away.

  10. 4810AIIMSEnglish 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 word segment in the given sentence. Delivering that furniture to the tenth floor without the lift and an incline is incredibly foolish and next to impossible .

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    Correct option: C — like nailing jelly to the tree

    Like nailing jelly to the tree - extremely difficult or nearly impossible to achieve.

English Language practice — common questions

Page 481 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these English Language MCQs come from?
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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Yes. Many papers are set in both languages, so a large share of these questions are available in Hindi. Use the language filter at the top of the page.
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