Most Important Phrase And Idioms For Primary Job test

Most important phrase and idioms for job test: 

                                                

1/` pass away ' means -

Ans:  die 

2/ `Pass for ' means - 

Ans : appear to be 

3/ `Look over ' means - 

Ans : examine closely

4/ `Dog days '      means- 

Ans: hot weather

5/`/DE facto' means - 

Ans:in  reality 

6/ The idioms let thing slide means -

Ans: ignore

7/ `Look after ' means to -

Ans: take care 

8/Call it a day ' means-

Ans: to stop work since enough has been done.

9/ `Bottom line ' means -

Ans: The essential point

10/ `At home ' means - 

Ans: Familiar with 

11/ A burning question ' means-

Ans:an  important question

12/ What is the meaning of `of late '-

Ans: recently

13/What is the meaning of `white elephant'

Ans : A very costly and troublesome possession

14/ Look forward ' means-

Ans: expect with pleasure

15/Synonym for `mouth watering-

Ans: Delicious

16/ `Prior to ' means-

Ans: before

17/ What is the meaning of `white elephant'-

Ans: A very costly and troublesome possession

18/ `Man of straw' means-

Ans: worthless man .

19/ `Out and out ' means-

Ans: Thoroughly

21/ `To read between the lines'  means-

Ans: To grasp the hidden meaning .

22/` Salt of life ' stands for -

Ans: valuable thing

23/ To ` raise ones brows ' indicates that -

Ans: Surprise

24/ `Lingua Franca ' means -

Ans: A mixed language

25/Identify the correct  meaning of ` To keep one's head'-

Ans:  To keep calm

26/` Blue chips are - 

Ans: Industrial shares considered to be a safe investment.

27/Run counter' to means -

Ans: contradict

28/ `Cry wolf' means-

Ans: Give a false alarm 

30/ ` By fits and starts' means-

Ans: Irregularly

31/`Fag end' means -

Ans: The last part 

32/The idiom `Bring to book '  means - 

Ans; Rebuke

33/`Maiden speech '' means- 

Ans: First speech 

34/ ``To keeps ones head '' means-

Ans: to keep calm

35/ A baker dozen'' means- 

Ans: Thirteen

36/ ``To push somebody to the wall'' means-

Ans: To defeat him 

37/At home'' means- 

Ans: Familiar  with 

38/ ``To apprise '' means -

Ans: Inform

39/Viva Voice'' means-

Ans: Orally

40/`` Beggar description'' means-

Ans: Describable

41/``To read between the lines'' means -

Ans: To read carefully to find out any hidden meaning.

42/``Birds eye view'' means-

Ans: A rough idea

43/``To cut the crack'' means-

Ans: To stop talking and start.

44/``Milk and water'' means -

Ans: Lifeless, dull

45/``To meet trouble halfway'' means -

Ans: To be puzzled

46/What is the meaning of ``Soft soap'' -

Ans: Flattery for self motives

47/ `Boat leg'' means-

Ans: Smuggle

48/ ``By all means'' mean -

Ans: Certainly

49/ ``To keep the wolf away from the door'' means-

Ans: To keep away from extreme poverty .

50/ ``Throw cold water on'' means- 

Ans : Damp the spirits.

51/What is the meaning of the word``status quo''

Ans: State of affair

52/ What is the meaning of the phrase ``At home with''

Ans: At ease

53/``Fall in to line '' means -

Ans: Agree

54/``Ins and outs '' means-

Ans: In details

55/ `` In Black and white '' means -

Ans: In writing

56/ ``White elephant'' means - 

Ans: Very costly possession.

57/ ``Bag and Baggage'' means-

Ans: Leaving nothing behind 

58/ ``Loves and fishes'' means -

Ans : personal gains 

59/ `Hard and fast '' means-

Ans: Fixed

60/``To see eye to eye with '' means -

Ans: To agree

61/ ``Al at once'' mean-

Ans: Suddenly 

62/ The idiom Tooth and nail '' means - 

Ans: Completely

63/ The idiom ``Nip in the bud ''-

Ans: Destroy at the very beginning.

64/ `The pros and cons'' means-

Ans: Good and evil

65/ To break the ice'' means-

Ans : To start a conversation

66/``To see red'' means-

Ans: To be very angry

67/ The idiom ``Dead letter ''means-

Ans: Law not in force

68/ ``To have full hands '' mean-

Ans: To be fully occupied 

69/ ``'A green horn'' mean-

Ans: An inexperienced man

70/ ``With open warm '' means-

Ans: Warmly

71/ ``Blue bird'' means -

Ans: Aristocratic birth