Idioms used in English Language online Test

Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- I did not wish to have the project ________ When I had more important things to attend to.
Like something in the air
Like bearing the grudge
Like bearing the brunt
Like making a bee-line for
Like an albatross around my neck
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- They sold a lot of antiques while renovating the house; it was like throwing out the ____.
Blue moon
The baby with the bath tub
True blue
Fly in the face of discretion
Cream of society
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- It is amazing how she had ______ everything that went wrong in the household, as if the man had no role to play at all.
To be close fisted
To break up
To bear the brunt of
To make the fur fly
To drag one’s feet
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- I was so happy to have won the Mercedes but it turned out to be _________, as I had to spend hugely to keep it running.
The top brass
A white elephant
A true blue
A bolt from the blue
Something in the air
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- I told him categorically that I did not believe in his spoken word any more and he had better put down everything in ________.
Blue blood
Stand by
At the crossroads
In black and white
An ivory tower
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- In the election year the president could not impose too many restrictions on the civilians as he feared_______.
Blue stocking
A back lash
To be close fisted
To be swept under the carpet
To hold water
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- She finally managed to ______ with him when she innocently asked about his adventure on the safari.
Jump at
Hot air
Show of hands
Break the ice
Hit on
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- Everyone was happy for the eldest sister who finally married and enjoyed _____.
A white elephant
A show of hands
An Indian summer
An ivory tower
A hang on
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- The worker decided to opt for _______ rather than continue on strike.
The golden handshake
A bolt from the blue
An ivory tower
A fly-by-night- operator
To do one proud
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate idiom:- Initially my mother did not allow us to go to the picnic, but latter she had _____ and gave us permission.
Hit out
Hit the ceiling
Held the baby
A change of heart
Got the wind