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Idioms MCQs |Past Papers English Mcqs with Answer Keys for written test preparation of all competitive exams in Pakistan, specially PPSC, FPSC, CSS, PMS, NTS, UTS, FTS, OTS

Express the meaning of giving idiom “Upset the apple-cart” ?

A. Complete everything
B. Spoil everything
C. mean that you are willing to do it immediately
D. irrelevant to the topic

Idiom “Burn the midnight oil” means?

A. Counting yours days earning in the night
B. Heat up a place to make it comfortable
C. Stay awake or study late into the night
D. Finish all the resources available

“Cap in hand” meaning of this idiom ?

A. Extremely happy; delighted
B. to sneak away to another place
C. Humbly asking for a favour
D. None of these

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom “To plough the sand”

A. To make the desert bloom
B. To work in vain
C. To do a difficult work
D. To make the desert fertile

What is the meaning of the Idiom “To Spill the beans”?

A. To reveal Secret Information
B. To make peace
C. End a quarrel
D. None of these

What does the phrase “Putting the Cart before the horse” mean

A. To do something contrary to conventional order
B. To be ready to go
C. To do things in the correct order
D. To be overactive

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “To fish in troubled waters.”

A. To benefit from other peoples trouble
B. To indulge in all conspiracies
C. To aggravate the situation
D. To caught fish in disturbed water

___________ Climber Has A Sudden Fall

A. Hasty
B. Mountain
C. Fall
D. None

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