21.
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.
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Idioms and Phrases Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 21 To 30 ] :
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.
22.
A load of cobblers
Answer: C
It means rubbish.
A load of cobblers is British slang for nonsense, from rhyming slang - cobbler's awls.
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23.
A pig in a poke
Answer: B
It means to accept a deal without knowing what it is.
To buy a pig in a poke is to buy without inspecting: a poke is a sack, and the trick was to sell a cat in it as though it were a piglet - which is where letting the cat out of the bag comes from.
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24.
At one fell swoop
Answer: B
It means in a single action.
At one fell swoop is Macduff's phrase in Macbeth for the killing of his family - fell meaning cruel, and the swoop that of a bird of prey.
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25.
Away with the fairies
Answer: A
It means not facing reality.
To be away with the fairies is to be out of touch with the real world, dreaming or deluded.
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26.
Back of beyond
Answer: D
It means a lonely forsaken place.
The back of beyond is somewhere extremely remote.
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27.
By hook or by crook
Answer: B
It means by any means.
By hook or by crook means by fair means or foul. It is thought to come from the right of villagers to take firewood that could be reached with a shepherd's crook or a billhook.
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28.
Bandy words
Answer: A
It means to argue.
To bandy words is to exchange them in dispute, from the old game of bandy in which a ball was struck to and fro.
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29.
Break the ice
Answer: C
It means to speak first after a long silence.
To break the ice is to begin, overcoming initial stiffness - from the ice-breaking ship that opens a passage for those behind.
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30.
Bad Blood
Answer: B
It means bitter relations.
Bad blood between people is long-standing ill feeling.
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