Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.
Above board
Answer: B
It means honest and straightforward.
Above board comes from card play: hands kept above the table cannot exchange cards secretly beneath it.
Please log in or register to report this question.
As fit as a fiddle
Answer: D
None of the above.
As fit as a fiddle means in excellent health. None of the three descriptions offered says that - each of them describes weakness or a pretence of fitness.
Please log in or register to report this question.
At loggerheads
Answer: B
It means to be at strife.
To be at loggerheads is to be in dispute. A loggerhead was a long-handled iron ball used for heating pitch, and also served as a weapon in a brawl.
Please log in or register to report this question.
An apple of discord
Answer: D
It means a cause of quarrel.
The apple of discord is the golden apple inscribed 'to the fairest' that Eris threw among the goddesses, setting off the quarrel that led to the Trojan War.
Please log in or register to report this question.
At a loss
Answer: C
It means to be unable to decide.
To be at a loss is to be puzzled and unable to think what to do or say.
Please log in or register to report this question.
At dagger's drawn
Answer: A
It means to have bitter enmity.
To be at daggers drawn is to be openly hostile, the weapons already out of their sheaths.
Please log in or register to report this question.
At large
Answer: C
It means at liberty after escaping.
A criminal at large has not been caught. The phrase means unconfined, and is used of one who ought to be in custody.
Please log in or register to report this question.
At sea
Answer: A
It means baffled.
To be all at sea is to be bewildered, like a ship out of sight of land with no bearings.
Please log in or register to report this question.
A bigger bang for your buck
Answer: A
It means more for your money.
A bigger bang for your buck is more value for the sum spent. The phrase came from American defence policy in the 1950s, meaning more destructive power for the budget.
Please log in or register to report this question.
Argus eyed
Answer: D
It means careful.
Argus-eyed means vigilant, from Argus of Greek myth, who had a hundred eyes and never closed them all at once.
Please log in or register to report this question.
