1. To go overboard

A. . To tell people about someone’s secrets B. To encourage someone in his bad times C. To do too much of something D. Once in a life-time

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Meaning: to do too much; to be extravagant Ex. When it comes to having chicken, I go overboard.
2. On the rocks

A. likely to fail B. To feel very sad C. To act confident in a difficult situation D. To commit a fraud

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Meaning: If something, like a relationship, is on the rocks, it is in trouble and may come to an end. Ex. Their marriage is on the rocks.
3. From the horse’s mouth

A. To make to bear the sins for others B. From an authoritative or dependable source C. Take a subordinate position D. Worried for frivolous things

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Meaning: to listen to or hear something from a valid and genuine source. Ex. ‘Where did you hear it from?’ ‘From the horse’s mouth.’
4. To cut corners

A. Something is better than nothing B. To look disappointed for something C. To take short-cuts D. To sniff something wrong

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Meaning: To do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work Ex. You can’t pass IAS exam by cutting corners.
5. Take something with a pinch of salt

A. Believing something with a doubt B. To keep people at a distance C. To interfere in someone’s affairs D. To lose a sustained share/position

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Meaning: to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt. Ex. You must take anything she says with a pinch of salt. She doesn't always tell the truth.

1. Every dog has its day

A. Almost too late B. As a low priority C. Everyone gets a chance eventually D. Once in a life-time

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Meaning: something that you say which means that everyone is successful during some period in their life. Ex. He'll get that promotion eventually. Every dog has its day
2. To burn the candle at both ends

A. To work hard and stay up very late night B. To contribute money for a party C. To have faith in god D. To commit a blunder

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Meaning: to get little sleep or rest because you are busy until late every night Ex. No wonder Mary is ill. She has been burning the candle at both ends for a long time.
3. Best of both worlds

A. To win a victory over B. Enjoy different opportunities at a single time C. To be judged as acceptable D. Worried for frivolous things

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Meaning: a situation wherein one can enjoy two different opportunities Ex. She’s a working woman and has a loving and understanding husband. She has got the best of both worlds.
4. A blessing in disguise

A. A favourable situation under the pretence of an unlucky one B. To give credit to a disagreeable person C. Only just D. To sniff something wrong

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Meaning: If some bad luck or misfortune ultimately results in something positive, it's a blessing in disguise. Ex. Losing my job was a blessing in disguise, I couldn’t even have thought about starting my own business that went so successful.
5. Bend over backwards

A. To try very hard to do something, esp for someone B. To keep people at a distance C. To interfere in someone’s affairs D. To regret in vain that can’t be undone

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Meaning: to work very hard to accomplish something for someone Ex. I bent over backwards for you, and you showed no thanks!

1. A long face

A. Something is better than nothing B. To look disappointed for something C. The only choice \ D. To sniff something wrong

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Meaning: if you have a long face, you look sad. Ex. ‘Why do you have such a long face?’, ‘My husband doesn’t want to see me anymore.’
2. To kick the bucket

A. To pass away B. To keep people at a distance C. To interfere in someone’s affairs D. To lose a sustained share/position

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Meaning: to die Ex. He was delighted to have his story published – getting paid for it was just icing on the cake.
3. A fly in the ointment

A. o bring good luck B. To rush for something C. To speak indirectly or evasively D. A spoilsport

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Meaning:someone or something that spoils a situation which could have been successful or pleasant. Ex. The only fly in the ointment was my mother, who insisted on whispering through the first half of the show.
4. A storm in a tea-cup

A. To see signs of plague epidemic B. To get back to previous state without results C. to hide oneself D. Worried for frivolous things

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Meaning: a situation where people get very angry or worried about something that is not important (not used with the) Ex. My father always finds a storm in a tea-cup
5. To poke one’s nose into someone’s affairs

A. More people are required to finish a difficult task B. Scarcely available C. To interfere in someone’s affairs D. Wining everything coming your way

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Meaning: To involve in somebody’s matters when you are not wanted Ex. She always pokes her nose into my affairs. I don’t like it.