Idiomatic Expressions: 2 TET & DSC

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Idiomatic Expressions: 2 TET & DSC 👇


1. What does the idiom “a feather in one’s cap” mean?

  • A sign of sadness
  • An achievement to be proud of
  • A useless act
  • A secret plan

2. What does “by leaps and bounds” mean?

  • Slowly
  • Very quickly
  • Carefully
  • Uncertainly

3. What does “to burn the candle at both ends” mean?

  • Work too hard without rest
  • Save energy
  • Sleep for long hours
  • Be lazy

4. What does “to turn a blind eye” mean?

  • See clearly
  • Ignore something deliberately
  • Be curious
  • Watch carefully

5. What does “to hit the jackpot” mean?

  • Lose everything
  • Win a big success or reward
  • Spend all money
  • Play safely

6. What does “to keep one’s fingers crossed” mean?

  • Hope for good luck
  • Be nervous
  • Show anger
  • Forget the result

7. What does “to go the extra mile” mean?

  • Work lazily
  • Make more effort than expected
  • Do nothing
  • Refuse to help

8. What does “to put one’s foot down” mean?

  • Be weak
  • Be firm and decisive
  • Show sympathy
  • Avoid decision

9. What does “to hit the roof” mean?

  • Stay calm
  • Sleep deeply
  • Become very angry
  • Feel happy

10. What does “to throw light on” mean?

  • Hide the truth
  • Explain something clearly
  • Make it confusing
  • Forget the fact

11. What does “to take to heart” mean?

  • Ignore the advice
  • Be deeply affected by something
  • Laugh loudly
  • Forget everything

12. What does “to bite the dust” mean?

  • Start winning
  • Be defeated or die
  • Sleep peacefully
  • Get rich

13. What does “to play with fire” mean?

  • Act wisely
  • Take foolish risks
  • Stay careful
  • Avoid problems

14. What does “to break one’s head” mean?

  • Think wisely
  • Get injured
  • Work sincerely
  • Waste time on useless efforts

15. What does “to give someone the cold shoulder” mean?

  • Help someone
  • Ignore someone deliberately
  • Invite warmly
  • Talk politely

16. What does “to grease someone’s palm” mean?

  • Help financially
  • Bribe someone
  • Shake hands
  • Praise someone

17. What does “to have the last laugh” mean?

  • Cry finally
  • Be successful after difficulties
  • Lose in the end
  • Forget success

18. What does “to be at one’s wit’s end” mean?

  • Be confident
  • Be puzzled and helpless
  • Be proud
  • Be relaxed

19. What does “to live from hand to mouth” mean?

  • Live with just enough money
  • Be very rich
  • Spend wastefully
  • Save a lot

20. What does “to smell a rat” mean?

  • Trust someone
  • Suspect something wrong
  • Believe easily
  • Feel happy

21. What does “to go against the grain” mean?

  • Act normally
  • Act against nature or habit
  • Follow the crowd
  • Go with the flow

22. What does “to pull strings” mean?

  • Break relations
  • Use influence to get something done
  • Act independently
  • Lose control

23. What does “to take something with a grain of salt” mean?

  • Accept fully
  • Doubt the truth of something
  • Believe blindly
  • Ignore completely

24. What does “to stick to one’s guns” mean?

  • Refuse to change one’s opinion
  • Be confused
  • Surrender quickly
  • Change sides

25. What does “to blow hot and cold” mean?

  • Be stable
  • Keep changing one’s attitude
  • Stay firm
  • Decide fast

26. What does “to bite off more than one can chew” mean?

  • Try to do too much
  • Finish everything
  • Refuse to work
  • Rest peacefully

27. What does “to call a spade a spade” mean?

  • Hide the truth
  • Speak frankly
  • Be silent
  • Lie politely

28. What does “to feather one’s nest” mean?

  • Help others
  • Make money dishonestly
  • Be generous
  • Work hard honestly

29. What does “to see eye to eye” mean?

  • Argue constantly
  • Agree completely
  • Avoid each other
  • Disagree always

30. What does “to be in seventh heaven” mean?

  • Feel sad
  • Be extremely happy
  • Forget everything
  • Be worried
Location: Mogalturu, Andhra Pradesh 534281, India

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