Idiom and Phrases English Test 3

1. . A snake in the grass

Unrecognisable danger

Secret or hidden enemy

) Irreliable’s person

Unforeseen happening

2. To give up the ghost

To become rational

To suffer

To fight evil forces

To die

3. Hobson’s choice

Feeling of strength

Excellent choice

Accept or leave the offer

) Feeling of insecurity

4. To be at loggerheads

to have tough encounter

To tax one’s mind and body

To be at enmity or strife

To face stiff opposition

5. To talk through one’s hat

to speak at random

to speak fluently

to talk wisdom

to talk nonsense

6. To snap one’s fingers

To speak abruptly

To become contemptuous of

To accept immediately

To grasp eagerly

7. A pipe dream

An impracticable plan

A pleasant dream

A bad dream

A foolish idea

8. To give up the ghost

To die

) To leave useless pursuits

To terrify others by acting in suspicious manner

To make false appearance

9. To have an easy time of it

To squander away resources

To live in quiet and comfort

To take the world lightly

To indulge in frivolities

10. To stand to one’s guns

To persevere when hardships press

To maintain dignified and unbending attitude

To maintain one’s position

To keep the guns close to one’s life even amid danger

11. To take the bull by the horns

To punish a person severely for his arrogance

To bypass the legal process and take action according to one’s own whims.

To grapple courageously with a difficulty that lies in our way

To handle it by fierce attack