Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Idioms
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Idioms
Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Idioms
Match the following idioms with suitable meanings:
1.
| (i) | Add fuel to fire | (a) | A secret advantage |
| (ii) | Ace up one’s sleeve | (b) | Create confusion |
| (iii) | Stir up a hornet’s nest | (c) | Caught between two great dangers |
| (iv) | Pour oil on troubled waters | (d) | Calm down a difficult situation |
| (v) | Between the devil and the deep blue sea | (e) | Make a bad situation worse. |
Answer:
(i) – (c),
(ii) – (a),
(iii) – (d),
(iv) – (b),
(v) – (c)
2.
| (i) | A bleeding heart | (a) | To praise oneself |
| (ii) | To blow one’s own horn | (b) | Return to the beginning because of failure |
| (iii) | To beat around the bush | (c) | Either partner in marriage |
| (iv) | Back to square one | (d) | A soft-hearted person |
| (v) | Better half | (e) | To talk about things in a round about way |
Answer:
(i) – (d),
(ii) – (a),
(iii) – (c),
(iv) – (b),
(v) – (c)
3.
| (i) | Birds of the same feather flock together | (a) | It proved to be the only but a dangerous weakness |
| (ii) | Don’t beat around the bush | (b) | Start. I’m listening |
| (iii) | Go ahead! I’m all ears | (c) | Come to the point. Be precise |
| (iv) | The king’s blind love for his wife | (d) | Come totally unexpected. It caught us unaware |
| (v) | The announcement of the special test came as a bolt from the blue | (d) | People with a common interest join together |
Answer:
(i) – (c),
(ii) – (c),
(iii) – (b),
(iv) – (a),
(v) – (d)
Choose the correct meaning for the following idioms:
Question 1.
Atthedropofahat
(a) To hear rumors about someone
(b) Do or say something exactly right
(c) To go to bed
(d) Without any hesitation; instantly
Answer:
(d) Without any hesitation; instantly
Question 2.
Barking at the wrong tree
(a) To hear rumors about someone
(b) Accusing the wrong person
(c) To go to bed
(d) A rare happening
Answer:
(b) Accusing the wrong person
Question 3.
Best of both worlds
(a) All the advantages
(b) Dislike to choose or make a decision
(c) Accusing the wrong person
(d) To take on a task that is way too big
Answer:
(a) All the advantages
Question 4.
Bite more than you can chew
(a) Do not put all the resources in one.
(b) To take on a task that is way too big
(c) Some good that isn’t recognized at first
(d) Accomplish two things at the same time
Answer:
(b) To take on a task that is way too big
Question 5.
Burn the midnight oil
(a) Dislike to choose or make a decision
(b) All the advantages
(c) To take on a task that is way too big
(d) To work late into the night
Answer:
(d) To work late into the night
Question 6.
Wouldn’t be caught dead
(a) Dislike to choose or make a decision
(b) All the advantages
(c) To deceive someone into thinking well of them
(d) Would never like to do something
Answer:
(d) Would never like to do something
Question 7.
Costs an arm and a leg
(a) Come to the point – leave out details
(b) Something is very expensive
(c) Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days
(d) Asking what someone is thinking
Answer:
(b) Something is very expensive
Question 8.
Cry over spilt milk.
(a) Complaining a loss from the past
(b) Cannot judge based on appearance
(c) Believe someone’s statement, without proof
(d) An activity that is easy or simple
Answer:
(a) Complaining a loss from the past
Question 9.
Curiosity killed the cat
(a) Inquisitiveness leads to unpleasantness
(b) The final problem in a series of problems
(c) Failure leads to a time to start all over
(d) Everything about the case
Answer:
(a) Inquisitiveness leads to unpleasantness
Question 10.
Cut corners
(a) Hear from the authoritative source
(b) Do something to save money
(c) Feeling slightly ill
(d) Everything about the case
Answer:
(b) Do something to save money
Question 11.
Devil’s Advocate
(a) Some good that isn’t recognized at first
(b) Indirectly talking about an issue
(c) To present a counter-argument
(d) Hear from the authoritative source
Answer:
(c) To present a counter-argument
Question 12.
Elvis has left the building
(a) Would never like to do something
(b) To work late into the night
(c) The show has ended. It’s all over
(d) Not to be serious about others talk
Answer:
(c) The show has ended. It’s all over
Question 13.
Straight from the horse’s mouth
(a) Overwhelmed by the happening
(b) Hear from the authoritative source
(c) Take the credit for something you don’t deserve
(d) Someone who lacks intelligence
Answer:
(b) Hear from the authoritative source
Question 14.
Far cry from
(a) Very different from
(b) Take the credit for something you don’t deserve
(c) Something is very expensive
(d) Not to be serious about others talk
Answer:
(a) Very different from
Question 15.
Feel a bit under the weather
(a) Feeling slightly ill
(b) Would never like to do something
(c) To deceive someone into thinking well of them
(d) The show has ended. It’s all over
Answer:
(a) Feeling slightly ill
Use Of Some Common Idioms
| 1. | A hot potato | Current issues spoke by many people |
| 2. | A penny for your thoughts | Asking what someone is thinking |
| 3. | At the drop of a hat | Without any hesitation; instantly |
| 4. | Back to the drawing board | Failure leads to a time to start all over |
| 5. | Ball is in your court | Up to you to make the decision |
| 6. | Barking up the wrong tree | Accusing the wrong person |
| 7. | Beat around the bush | Indirectly talking about an issue |
| 8. | Best of both worlds | All the advantages |
| 9. | Bite more than you can chew | To take on a task that is way too big |
| 10. | Blessing in disguise | Some good that isn’t recognized at first |
| 11. | Bum the midnight oil | To work late into the night |
| 12. | Wouldn’t be caught dead | .dislike something very much |
| 13. | Caught between two stools | Difficulty in choosing |
| 14. | Costs an arm and a leg | Something very expensive |
| 15. | Cry over spilt milk | Complaining a loss from the past |
| 16. | Curiosity killed the cat | Inquisitiveness leads to unpleasantness |
| 17. | Cut comers | Do something to save money |
| 18. | Devil’s Advocate | To present a counter argument |
| 19. | Don’t put all eggs in one basket | Do not put all resources in one |
| 20. | Whole nine yards | Everything about the case |
| 21. | Elvis has left the building | The show has ended. It’s all over |
| 22. | Straight from the horse’s mouth | Hear from the authoritative source |
| 23. | Far cry from | Very different from |
| 24. | Feel a bit under the weather | Feeling slightly ill |
| 25. | Take with a grain of salt | Not to be serious about others talk |
| 26. | Hear it on the grapevine | To hear rumors about someone |
| 27. | Hit the nail on the head | Do or say something exactly right |
| 28. | Hit the sack sheets hay | To go to bed |
| 29. | In the heat of the moment | Overwhelmed by the happening |
| 30. | Jump on the bandwagon | Join a popular trend or activity |
| 31. | Keep something at bay | Keep something away |
| 32. | Kill two birds with one stone | Accomplish two things at the same time |
| 33. | Last straw | The final problem in a series of problems |
| 34. | Steal someone’s thunder | Take the credit for something you don’t deserve |
| 35. | Let the cat out of the bag | Share information that was hidden |
| 36. | Make a long story short | Come to the point – leave out details |
| 37. | Miss the boat | To miss an opportunity |
| 38. | Not a spark of decency | No manners |
| 39. | Not playing with a lull deck | Someone who lacks intelligence |
| 40. | On the ball | To understand the situation well |
| 41. | Piece of cake | An activity that is easy or simple |
| 42. | Put wool over other’s eyes | To deceive someone into thinking well of them |
| 43. | Add insult to injury | To make a situation worse |
| 44. | Sit on the fence | Dislike to choose or make a decision |
| 45. | Speak of the devil | The person you are talking about arrives |
| 46. | Back to the wall | Hard-pressed situation with no escape |
| 47. | Don’t judge a book by its cover | Cannot judge based on appearance |
| 48. | Give the benefit of the doubt | Believe someone’s statement, without proof |
| 49. | Below the belt | Unfair or unsupporting behavior |
| 50. | Have cold feet | Be afraid or frightened |
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