English Online Test-Idiomatic expressions

Free online exercise/practice test on Idiomatic expressions for English Learning.

 Idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of individual words. It can either be one word or a group of words which when used together have a different meaning from the literal meaning of its component words.

Select the correct idiomatic expression

  1.Our Bus ………… on the way to the office.

A. Broke out
B.Broke down
C.Broke into

2.Ram said, “I may …………….you in the evening”.

A. Call on
B. Call out
C.Call at

3.While going to the market, I ………………an Eagle

A.Came by
B. came across
C. came of

4.I have ……………………the idea of learning Tennis?

A. given away
B. given in
C. given up

5.Sundaram …………………….the test with excellent score. ?

A. got at
B. got through
C. got on

6.My dad advised me to ……………..bad company?

A. keep off
B. keep back
C. keep on

7.When I go to work, my sister ……………my children.

A.look into
B. look down upon
C. look after

8.Shreya’s marriage has been ………………till next year.

A. put out
B. put off
C. put on

9.The Winter season has …………..?

A. set to
B. set up
C. set in

10.The priest asked me to ………….my shoes before entering the church.?

A. take down
B. take off
C. take in

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