Idiom and Phrases English Test 3

1. . A snake in the grass

) Irreliable’s person

Unforeseen happening

Secret or hidden enemy

Unrecognisable danger

2. To give up the ghost

To fight evil forces

To die

To suffer

To become rational

3. Hobson’s choice

) Feeling of insecurity

Accept or leave the offer

Excellent choice

Feeling of strength

4. To be at loggerheads

To face stiff opposition

To be at enmity or strife

To tax one’s mind and body

to have tough encounter

5. To talk through one’s hat

to speak fluently

to talk wisdom

to talk nonsense

to speak at random

6. To snap one’s fingers

To accept immediately

To grasp eagerly

To become contemptuous of

To speak abruptly

7. A pipe dream

A bad dream

A foolish idea

An impracticable plan

A pleasant dream

8. To give up the ghost

To die

To terrify others by acting in suspicious manner

To make false appearance

) To leave useless pursuits

9. To have an easy time of it

To indulge in frivolities

To take the world lightly

To live in quiet and comfort

To squander away resources

10. To stand to one’s guns

To maintain dignified and unbending attitude

To persevere when hardships press

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

To maintain one’s position

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