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  1. 5071AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Though Ravi is silent and reserved, he has got a finger in every pie.

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    Correct option: B — involved in many things

    A finger in every pie - involved in many things.

  2. 5072AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Throw cold water on

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    Correct option: A — To show indifference

    Throw cold water on - to show indifference. E.g.- When he talked about his acting skills, his friends threw cold water on it.

  3. 5073AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined words in the given sentence. Piyush is inexperienced in leather industry.

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    Correct option: D — a greenhorn

    a greenhorn - inexperienced.

  4. 5074AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    It's not polite to blow your own trumpet in front of others.

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    Correct option: A — brag one's own accomplishment

    blow your own trumpet - brag one's own accomplishment.

  5. 5075AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Cry for the moon

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    Correct option: C — To desire the unattainable

    Cry for the moon - to desire the unattainable. E.g.- Susan knows that getting a sports car for her birthday is crying for the moon, but she can't help dreaming about it.

  6. 5076AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Have a narrow escape

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    Correct option: D — Just manage to avoid danger or trouble

    Have a narrow escape - just manage to avoid danger or trouble. E.g.- The house had a narrow escape from being flooded when the storm changed direction at the last minute.

  7. 5077AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined words in the given sentence. The childhood days are peaceful days of our life.

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    Correct option: A — halcyon days

    Halcyon days - peaceful days.

  8. 5078AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence. When he made fun of the sage, who was already infuriated, it made a bad situation Worse.

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    Correct option: C — Added fuel to the fire

    Added fuel to the fire - made a bad situation worse.

  9. 5079AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate idiom for the following sentence. The recent strike of the employees left the factory and its machinery in disorder.

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    Correct option: B — Out of gear

    Out of gear - in a state of disorder; not functioning properly.

  10. 5080AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. My mother asked my father to increase her personal use allowance.

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    Correct option: D — pin money

    Pin money - personal use allowance.

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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