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An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words used. For example, "kill two birds with one stone" is an idiom.

English Grammar Practice Test: Idioms
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1. Identify the meaning of the idiom ‘keeps a good table’ from the following options.
2. Select the idiom which means ‘getting into a fight for petty things’.
3. Identify the meaning of the idiom ‘too many irons in the fire’ from the following options.
4. What is the meaning of the sentence ‘She made light of her mother’s warnings’?
5. Choose the idiom which is closest in meaning to the italicized part.
Rajesh decided to keep aside a small percentage of his salary for his retirement life.
6. From the options select the meaning of the below sentence.
Close friends need not stand on ceremony.
7. In his very first speech in the Parliament, the MP won his spurs.
‘The MP overcame his fears to make his first speech in the parliament’ is the meaning of the above sentence.
8. Identify the meaning of the idiom ‘to make both ends meet’ from the following options.
9. Identify the idiom in the below sentence and its meaning.
The habit of consuming fast food has been growing upon him recently.
10. ‘The decision was taken after a deliberate discussion’ is the meaning of the below sentence.
The decision was taken on the spur of the moment.
11. ‘Students study hard to score well in their examinations’ is the meaning of the below sentence.
Students burn the midnight oil to get good scores in their examinations.
12. Select the option which expresses the meaning of the idiom ‘a bone of contention’.
13. Find the idiom which means ‘hateful’.
14. The meaning of the below idiom is ‘do a remarkable thing’.
Set the Thames on fire.
15. What is the meaning of the sentence ‘The accountant was found cooking the accounts’?
16. Select the option which expresses the meaning of the idiom ‘into hot water’.
17. The sentence ‘You must lie in the bed you have made’ refers to which of the following meanings?
18. ‘The lawyer put in the best possible effort to prove him not guilty’ is the meaning of the below sentence.
The lawyer moved heaven and earth to prove him not guilty.
19. Which of the following idioms means ‘defended vigorously’?
20. Select a suitable idiom to replace the italicized part of the below sentence.
She started for London early this morning.
21. From the options, select an idiom to replace the italicized part.
The thief tried to attack me.
22. Identify the idiom in the below sentence and its meaning.
Nagesh is so absent-minded that he does not know what passes under his nose.
23. Identify the meaning of the idiom ‘at his wit’s end’ from the following options.
24. Find the idiom which means ‘interrupt’.
25. What is the meaning of the sentence ‘She puts me in mind of an amazing person’?

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