1.

Take to heart (b) Take care a lot many things at the

(a) casually same time
(b) patiently (c) To participate in a fun event
(c) seriously (d) To take a difficult task
(d) quietly 9. Throw out of gears
2. Turn a deaf ear (a) Get excited about unplanned
(a) go far away adventures
(b) listen carefully (b) Lose control overgrowth
(c) to ignore (c) Disturb the working of the existing
(D) turn his ear away system
3. Take to one’s heels (d) Speed up the growth
(a) to walk slowly 10. To quit on someone
(b) to run away (a) To fire someone from a job
(c) to march forward (b) To cheat with someone.
(d) to hop and jump (c) To give up on a difficult person.
4. To go for broke (d) To stop helping someone, especially
(a) To risk everything in an all-out effort when, the support is needed
(b) Failure in relationship or partnership 11. To gird up the loins
(c) Losing all money in an effort to revive (a) To be unable to decide
a failing business (b) To one's liking
(d) To start again after failing in a (c) To be at strife
business (d) To prepare for hard work
5. To turn the tables 12. To hold a brief for
(a) To expose (a) to support someone's cause
(b) To change the situation completely (b) to write a speech for someone
(c) To escape (c) to wait for someone
(d) To profit in a dishonest way (d) to upset someone's campaign
6. Turn a blind eye 13. Touch and go
(a) Not able to see the obvious truth (a) Unchanging (b) Undoubted
(b) Hide the ugly truth from someone (c) Unimportant
(c) Pretend not to notice (d) Uncertain
(d) Stay away from bad habits 14. Too many irons in the fire
7. There’s no such thing as a free lunch (a) Too many clothes to iron
(a) It isn’t possible to get something for (b) To be involved in many activities
nothing (c) A lot of risky investments
(b) There is no genuine kindness is this (d) Suffering from many ailments
world 15. To be thrown in at the deep end
(c) Even a mother will expect something (a) need to do one thing at a time
for her love (b) try to do too many things at the same
(d) Those who are tempted by free time
things, end up spending more (c) unable to do the given work
8. To put one’s hand to plough (d) learn to do the difficult things too
(a) Start an agricultural venture soon
16. To blaze a trail (b) To perform brilliantly
(a) to initiate something new (c) Support through a difficult period
(b) to act impulsively (d) To expect more than one actually
(c) to set fire to something deserves
(d) to complete a project 25. Trumped up
17. Through thick and thin (a) Translated
(a) in the hour of need (b) Sang with the music of a trumpet
(b) under all circumstances (c) Concocted
(c) in favourable circumstances (d) Copied
(d) through all means 26. Take exception to
18. Till the cows come home (a) appreciate
(a) For a large part (b) object to
(b) For a very long time (c) care for
(c) In the evening (d) deny
(d) Till the work is finished 27. To the letter
19. Take French leave (a) Exactly / precisely
(a) Acknowledge the host (b) To verify
(b) Leave with written permission (c) Watch carefully
(c) Welcome the host (d) To be lucky
(d) Leave without any intimation 28. To cut the Gordian knot
20. Take up the gauntlet (a) To perform an opening ceremony
(a) To accept challenge (b) To solve a difficult problem
(b) To accept defeat (c) To get a sharp injury
(c) To accept what is written in fate (d) To go for mountaineering
(d) To be able to grasp the hidden 29. Talk through one’s hat
meaning (a) To speak fluently
21. To wrangle over an ass's shadow (b) To talk nonsense
(a) To waste money over trifles (c) To talk wisdom
(b) To punish a person severely for his (d) To speak at random
arrogance 30. Take the wind out of another’s sails
(c) To quarrel over trifles (a) To manoeuvre to mislead another on
(d) To keep away from extreme poverty the high seas
22. Throw up the sponge (b) To cause harm to another
(a) To attack (c) To defeat the motives of another
(b) To laugh at someone (d) To discourage someone making him
(c) To surrender or accept defeat feel less enthusiastic or confident
(d) To talk loudly 31. To take a leaf out of somebody’s book
23. Tempt providence (a) To take him as a model
(a) To punish someone (b) To steal something valuable
(b) To take reckless risks (c) To follow the dictates of someone
(c) To have God’s favor (d) To copy /imitate someone
(d) To make publicly known 32. Tall order
24. Tide over (a) An unreasonable or difficult demand
(a) To leave in difficult time
 (b) Crowded place (b) Problems encountered during the
(c) Expensive place initial part of a process
(d) Difficult work (c) Problems encountered during the
33. Turn turtle whole process
(a) Slow like a turtle (d) Problems encountered during the
(b) Turn like a turtle middle part of a process
(c) Overturn 41. Turn an honest penny
(d) A game turtles play (a) Make a legitimate living/ to earn
34. Too many chiefs and not enough indians money honestly
(a) A proud gathering (b) To distribute money to needy people
(b) An inefficient situation (c) Have a luxury living
(c) An anti-national meeting (d) Become more miser
(d) A top-level meeting 42. Turns one’s nose up
35. Take a cue from someone (a) Refuse to accept
(a) treat someone as very important (b) Loves
(b) wait patiently to listen to someone (c) Sees no harm in
(c) be strongly influenced by (d) Can just tolerate
someone/behave in the same way as 43. Take a hike
someone else (a) Get increment in salary
(d) take someone’s position in the queue (b) Get promoted
36. Twiddling one’s thumbs (c) Get dismissed from job
(a) Feeling hungry (d) Get lost or a rude way of telling
(b) Feeling bored someone to leave
(c) Feeling angry 44. Throw in the towel
(d) Feeling sad (a) Make all possible effort
37. To tread on someone’s toes (b) Using any means
(a) to be in power (c) Accept defeat
(b) to commence to fight (d) Ignore others
(c) to sacrifice one’s life 45. Thrust your nose in
(d) to offend someone (a) Advise me about
38. Teeth of tough resistance (b) Be in opposition
(a) In a state of uncertainty (c) Deal with
(b) In direct opposition to (d) Meddle officiously in
(c) In collaboration with 46. Threw down the glove
(d) In a short span of time (a) Accepted
39. Tongue -in -cheek (b) Defeat
(a) Speak in an insincere/ non serious (c) Rejected the prize
way (d) Gave a challenge
(b) To praise wholeheartedly 47. Thee at thy word
(c) a sensational news (a) Listen to you carefully
(d) To say something hurtful (b) Do not believe you
40. Teething problems (c) Feel angry with you
(a) Problems encountered during the (d) Truly believe you
last stage of a process
48. Token strike (c) Of highest possible quality
(a) Total strike (d) Person of integrity
(b) Carefully planned strike 55. To be on the wane
(c) Short strike held as a warning (a) to complain
(d) Sudden call of strike (b) to be sick
49. To talk turkey (c) to be on boat
(a) To have a power nap (d) to be diminishing
(b) Don't give up the day job 56. To take to one’s bed
(c) Not to pursue something at which (a) to be very attached to one’s
they are unlikely to be successful. belongings
(d) To discuss something honestly and (b) to lie in bed due to illness
directly (c) to fight with one’s husband
50. To take a leap in the dark (d) to agree with someone
(a) To take risk 57. To take stock of
(b) To hazard oneself (a) To assess
(c) To do a task secretly (b) To discuss
(d) To do a hazardous thing without any (c) To assemble
idea of the result (d) To modify
51. Threw cold water 58. Treading on eggshells
(a) encouraged (a) Taking care of eggs to save the lives
(b) discouraged of young chicks
(c) cleared (b) Intending to grow very fast
(d) rejected (c) Making best bets in one's trade
52. Think on feet (d) To be careful in speech and actions
(a) To act quickly to get the things you 59. Two peas in a pod
want. (a) Treat people fairly
(b) To interpret what someone is (b) Look very similar in appearance or
thinking. character
(c) To have good ideas and make (c) Talk about a problem
decisions quickly in a difficult (d) Make a bad situation worse
situation. 60. Take away your breath
(d) To be able to face anything. (a) Astonishing
53. Turncoat (b) Falling in love
(a) Expert at altering coats (c) Killing
(b) Someone who deserts one group to (d) Exhausting
join another 61. True colours
(c) A truly dishonest person (a) Black and white
(d) Going round and round in a court of (b) Light colours
law (c) Real character
54. Top-notch (d) Bright colours
(a) The highest marking on a tree or a 62. Toffee-nosed
building (a) A person who thinks he is of a high
(b) Person or organization that attracts social class and looks down on
only the top people of lower class
 (b) A solid, respectable and respected (d) To give a ride to someone
member of society 64. To have a nodding acquaintance
(c) Continue to live at the same social (a) To have a great experience
standard we have lived at, even (b) To neglect all the parameters
though we have money problems (c) Know somebody/something slightly
(d) A person who seems impolite/of low (d) To have nothing in common
education at first, but who is usually 65. Tied in knots
of good character (a) Confused
63. To the manner born (b) Punished
(a) To have high manners (c) Hindered
(b) To do something as though it is (d) Controlled
coming naturally
(c) To be sophisticated
32.A 49.D
T WORD Ans 16.A 33.C 50.D
1.C 17.B 34.B 51.B
2.C 18.B 35.C 52.C
3.B 19.D 36.B 53.B
4.A 20.A 37.D 54.C
5.B 21.C 38.B 55.D
6.C 22.C 39.A 56.B
7.A 23.B 40.B 57.A
8.D 24.C 41.A 58.D
9.C 25.C 42.A 59.B
10.D 26.B 43.D 60.A
11.D 27.A 44.C 61.C
12.A 28.B 45.D 62.A
13.D 29.B 46.D 63.B
14.B 30.D 47.D 64.C
15.D 31.D 48.C 65.A