Very important Idioms / phrase (part 1) questions by Bindass Sachin for UPSC,PCS,PSC,SSC,RRB,NDA,CDS,LIC,GIC,POLICE FORCE,CDS,AIR FORCE,NAVY, CHANDIGARH POLICE, DELHI POLICE, HARYANA POLICE

Directions : In these questions, four alternatives are given for the Idioms/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase:

To call a spade a spade

    (a)  To be frank      (b)  to be sly      (c)  To be rude      (d)  To be diplomatic

   Answer : (a) To be frank

Yeoman's service

    (a)  Medical help      (b)  Excellent work      (c)  Social work      (d)  Hard work

  Answer : (b) Excellent work

To call it a day

    (a)  to conclude proceedings      (b)  to initiate proceedings     (c)  To work through the day                  (d)  None of these

   Answer : (a) To conclude proceedings

Herculean task

    (a)  An easy puzzle      (b)  A good contest      (c)  A difficult thing      (d)  A hurried job

  Answer : (c) A difficult thing

A bone of contention

    (a)  A matter of dispute      (b)  A settled quarrel      (c)  Food for thought     (d)competition

 Answer : (a) A matter of dispute

                           By Bindass Sachin