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  1. 4921AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    We dodged a bullet when we didn’t fall for the agents’ words.

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    Correct option: C — To narrowly avoid situation

    Dodged a bullet - to narrowly avoid the situation.

  2. 4922AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Bend over backwards

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    Correct option: A — Working hard to try to impress

    Bend over backwards - working hard to try to impress.

  3. 4923AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    I hate to get off on the wrong foot.

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    Correct option: A — To start a relationship or activity badly

    get off on the wrong foot - to start a relationship or activity badly.

  4. 4924AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    A leopard can't change his spots

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    Correct option: C — You cannot change who you are

    A leopard can't change his spots - you cannot change who you are. E.g.- No matter how hard he tries to be organized, his desk is always a mess. A leopard can't change his spots.

  5. 4925AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    More people in Turkey are on the breadline now than thirty years ago.

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    Correct option: C — Be very poor

    on the breadline - be very poor.

  6. 4926AIIMSEnglish 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. All my efforts went in vain. The project on which I was working for the last two months has failed and we are _______ .

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    Correct option: B — back to square one

    back to square one Back to square one means to start over. The given sentence states that the project on which I was working for the last two months has failed and we are back to square one. Hence, ‘back to square one’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 4927AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Crack someone up

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    Correct option: C — To make someone laugh

    Crack someone up - to make someone laugh.

  8. 4928AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    What a small world!

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    Correct option: A — What a coincidence!

    What a small world! - what a coincidence! E.g.- I bumped into my childhood friend while on vacation in a remote village. What a small world!

  9. 4929AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Any sort of unfair conduct is not tolerated in international sports tournaments as it can completely ruin an athlete’s career.

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    Correct option: D — foul play

    foul play - unfair conduct.

  10. 4930AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence. He really stinks and smells foul after a hard session at the gym.

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    Correct option: B — pen and ink

    Pen and ink - smells foul

English Language practice — common questions

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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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