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Idioms and Phrases Questions with Answers

What a fixed expression means in use, rather than what its words separately say. This page pools every idioms and phrases question on the site — 242 of them, from 44 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, Defence — so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

5% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 15% easy, which is gentler than the average topic in this section.

Questions
242
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
37/192/13
Negative marking
None
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Idioms and Phrases questions with solutions

6 from the 242-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. What does the idiom "once bitten, twice shy" mean?

    • A. Being cautious after a previous bad experience ✓
    • B. Being bitten by an insect twice
    • C. Trying something exactly twice
    • D. Being brave despite danger

    Solution. "Once bitten, twice shy" means being more cautious after having been hurt or disappointed before.

  2. 2. Choose the meaning of the idiom: "Back to square one".

    • A. To achieve final success
    • B. To start over from the beginning ✓
    • C. To reach the halfway point
    • D. To skip ahead in a process

    Solution. "Back to square one" means having to start a task or process over again from the beginning.

  3. 3. Select the meaning of 'to turn a deaf ear'.

    • A. To become unable to hear
    • B. To ignore deliberately ✓
    • C. To listen with sympathy
    • D. To misunderstand accidentally

    Solution. To turn a deaf ear is to refuse deliberately to listen.

  4. 4. What does the idiom "to be on the same page" mean?

    • A. To disagree strongly
    • B. To work in the same office
    • C. To have the same understanding or opinion as others ✓
    • D. To read the same book

    Solution. "To be on the same page" means to have the same understanding, opinion, or plan as others.

  5. 5. What does the idiom "to be in the same boat" mean?

    • A. To travel together
    • B. To disagree
    • C. To be in the same difficult situation as someone else ✓
    • D. To win a competition

    Solution. "To be in the same boat" means to be in the same difficult situation as someone else.

  6. 6. What does the phrase 'to bite the bullet' mean?

    • A. To face a difficult situation bravely ✓
    • B. To eat something hard
    • C. To fire a weapon
    • D. To avoid a confrontation

    Solution. “To bite the bullet” means to endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.

Exams that set Idioms and Phrases

7 categories, led by Banking, Management, Defence.

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Idioms and Phrases: frequently asked questions

How many idioms and phrases questions are there?

242, from the 44 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 15% are graded easy and 5% hard, which makes idioms and phrases one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Which exams ask idioms and phrases questions?

44 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), Management (10), Defence (6). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is idioms and phrases hard?

5% of these 242 questions are graded hard and 15% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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