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English 2809 MCQs [All-Courses]

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English is one of the most important sections in one-paper exams. At MCQsDrive, you can practice Grammar rules, Vocabulary, Synonyms & Antonyms, Sentence Correction, and Comprehension passages. With our quiz and mock test modes, you can improve your English skills effectively.

Take something with a pinch of salt”, means:

A Without wholly believing
B Eat with some extra salt
C Eat without salt
D Believe something completely
Correct Answer: Without wholly believing

What is the meaning of the idiom “Spill the beans”?

A To make a mess
B To reveal a secret
C To tell a lie
D To start a fight
Correct Answer: To reveal a secret

Be quids in, means:

A To be making a profit
B To suffer loss
C To be in a situation
D To be a part of a group
Correct Answer: To be making a profit

The new TV series from the West Wing team is ready to roll. Here idiom ‘ready to roll’ means:

A Near to be finished
B Start to be ruined
C Going to start soon
D Ready to leave soon
Correct Answer: Going to start soon

Be pushing up the daisies, means:

A Live for a long time
B To be dead
C Try hard for success
D Trying something irrelevant
Correct Answer: To be dead

Follow hot on the heels of, means:

A Happen very slowly
B Happen very soon
C Happen in hidden manner
D Happen slow and secretly
Correct Answer: Happen very soon

‘Keep a tight rein on’, means:

A Exercise strict control over
B Reign masses by force
C Ride horse fast
D Make uncomfortable
Correct Answer: Exercise strict control over

“Till the cows come home”, means:

A Until evening time
B For a very long time
C Futile efforts everyday
D Sometimes in a day
Correct Answer: For a very long time

“In for a penny, in for a pound”, means:

A Used to say: very expensive to purchase
B Used to say: finish a project once started at any cost
C Used to say: leave as soon as possible
D Used to say: having an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power.
Correct Answer: Used to say: finish a project once started at any cost

‘To put your foot in your mouth’, means:

A To behave immaturely
B Compulsively bite or chew your skin
C Say something unnecessary and embarrassing
D To remain silent until you are asked to speak
Correct Answer: Say something unnecessary and embarrassing