1). To get into a scrape:
(a). To get into a muddle
(b). To find oneself in an awkward predicament
(c). To get into irritating circumstances
(d). To be trapped in a conspiracy
2). To fly off the handle:
(a). To takeoff
(b). To be indifferent
(c). To dislocate
(d). To lose one’s temper
3). To read between the lines:
(a). To concentrate
(b). To read carefully
(c). To suspect
(d).. To grasp the hidden meaning
4). To blaze trail:
(a). To set on fire
(b). To be annoyed
(c). To vehemently oppose
(d). To initiate work in a movement
5). To be lost in the cloud:
(a). To meet with one’s death
(b). To be perplexed
(c). To be concealed from view
(d). To revive old memories
6). To flog a dead horse:
(a). To act in a foolish way
(b). To waste one’s efforts
(c). To revive interest in an old subject
(d). To revive old memories
7). Hush money:
(a). Money overdue
(b). Easy money
(c). Money earned by wrong means
(d). Bribe paid to secure silence
8). To pay one back in the same coin:
(a). To provoke a person to quarrel
(b). To offer another polite attention
(c). To retaliate
(d). To give a word of encourage-ment or praise to another
9). A tall order:
(a). A task difficult to perform
(b). A big problem
(c). A royal summon
(d). A big demand
10). To draw a bead upon:
(a). To make prayers
(b). To cause hindrance in work
(c). To-count the benefits
(d). To take aim at
11). To turn the tables:
(a). To defeat
(b). To oppose
(c). To create chaos
(d). To change the sorry scheme
(e) To change completely the position of disadvantage
12). To keep the ball rolling:
(a). To earn more and more
(b). To work constantly
(c). To keep the conversation going
(d). To make the best use of
13). All and sundry:
(a). Greater share
(b). All of a sudden
(c). Completion of work
(d). Everyone without distinction
14). To worship the rising sun:
(a). To honour a man who is coming into office
(b). To honour the promising people
(c). To indulge in flattery
(d). To welcome the coming events
15). To disabuse one’s mind:
(a). To conceal something
(b). To remove a misapprehension
(c).. To banish from one’s mind a thought
(d). To proceed cautiously so as to avoid risks and dangers
16). A storm in a teacup:
(a). Unexpected event
(b). A danger signal
(c). Much excitement over something trivia
(d). A great noise
17). To play fast and loose:
(a). To beguile others
(b). To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
(c). To play with someone’s feelings
(d). To play tricks
18). To tempt providence:
(a). To invite punishment
(b). To achieve a fortune
(c). To take reckless risks
(d). To have God’s favour
19). To haul over the coals:
(a). To put hand in a wrong task
(b). To throw into the fire
(c). To put to task
(d). To say the wrong words
20). To put the cart before the horse:
(a). To offer a person what he cannot eat
(b). To force a person to do something
(c). To raise obstacles
(d). To reverse the natural order of things
21). To accept the Gauntlet:
(a). To accept defeat
(b). To accept a challenge
(c). To suffer humiliation
(d). To accept an honour
22). To give currency:
(a). To bestow importance
(b). To misinterpret
(c). To make publicly known
(d). To originate
23). French leave:
(a). Long absence
(b). Leave on the pretext of illness
(c). Casual leave
(d). Absence without permission
24). Castles in the air:
(a). Romantic designs
(b). Perfect plans
(c). Ideal projects
(d). Fanciful schernes
(e) Visionary projects
25). To have brush with:
(a). To start painting
(b). To have good and pleasing terms
(c). To be impressed
(d). To have a slight encounter
26). To lose face:
(a). To look angry
(b). To be humiliated
(c). To be helpless
(d). To look vacant
27). To turn the other cheek:
(a). To sulk and suffer
(b). To respond to violence with violence
(c). To respond to violence with non-violence
(d). To be indifferent to peace overtures
28). To pull one’s socks up:
(a). To prepare
(b). To try hard
(c). To get ready
(d). To depart
29). To bite one’s lips:
(a). To be angry
(b). To feel sorry
(c). To have doubt
(d). To laugh at others
30). Within An Ace of:
(a). Within one’s reach
(b). Very near
(c). Within the hitting range
(d). Narrowly
31). Dog in the manger:
(a). An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
(b). A dog that has no kennel of its own
(c). A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
(d). A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
32). To blow hot and cold:
(a). Changing weather
(b). To be untrustworthy
(c). To be inconsistent
(d). To be rich and poor frequently
33). To set the people by ears:
(a). To box the people
(b). To insult and disgrace the people
(c). To punish heavily
(d). To excite people to a quarrel
34). To give chapter and verse for a thing:
(a). To produce the proof of something
(b). To eulogize the qualities of a thing
(c). To make publicity of a thing
(d). To attach artificial value to a thing
35). To beggars’ description:
(a). A poor statement
(b). To describe things without care
(c).. Beyond one’s power to describe adequately
(d). None of these
36). To plough the sands:
(a). To work hard to achieve one’s aim
(b). To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result
(c). To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
(d). To advance one’s position in life
37). Foar in the mouth:
(a). Bitten by a snake
(b). To reveal the secret
(c). To be furious
(d). To be in the extreme hatred
38). To take umbrage:
(a). To feel depressed
(b). To be offended
(c). To be satisfied
(d). To be pleased
39). Something up one’s sleeve:
(a). A grand idea
(b). A secret plan
(c). A profitable plan
(d). Something important
40). Adam’s ale:
(a). Grace
(b). Pleasure
(c). Water
(d). Wine
41). To draw the long bow:
(a). To over-estimate oneself
(b). To put up high demands
(c). To demand a very high price
(d). To make an exaggerated statement
42). To hit the jackpot:
(a). To gamble
(b). To make money unexpectedly
(c). To inherit money
(d). To become bankrupt
43). Tall order:
(a). Simple
(b). Difficult
(c). Customary
(d).. To much
44). To drink like a fish:
(a). To drink little
(b). To drink alone
(c). To be a drunkard
(d). To drink in the company of others
45). To fight to the bitter end:
(a). To fight with poison-tipped arrows
(b). To fight to the last point of enemy position
(c). To die fighting
(d). To carry on a contest regardless of
46). To give a false colouring:
(a). To misrepresent
(b). To submit the false report
(c). To be dishonest
(d). To conceal the facts
47). A red letter day:
(a). An important day
(b). An auspicious day
(c). A dangerous day
(d). An unimportant day
48). Queer somebody’s pitch:
(a). Upset one’s plan
(b). Reprimand him
(c). Check him
(d).. Work him up
49). To make the grade:
(a). To fail in a task
(b). To get good marks in an examination
(c). To come out successful
(d). To make good one’s previous loss
50). To be up and doing:
(a). To recover from illness
(b). To be actively engaged
(c). To progress satisfactorily
(d). To be expressive and explicit