101.
Fly off the handle
Answer: C
It means to lose one's temper.
To fly off the handle is to lose control suddenly, as an axe-head flies off its shaft.
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Idioms and Phrases Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 101 To 110 ] :
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.
102.
Fabian policy
Answer: D
It means a policy of delaying decisions.
Fabian policy avoids decisive action and wears the opponent down, from Fabius Maximus, who defeated Hannibal by refusing to give battle.
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103.
To flog a dead horse
Answer: C
It means to revive interest in an old matter.
To flog a dead horse is to waste effort on something already settled or finished, the horse being past all urging.
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104.
Fly in the face of
Answer: B
It means to defy.
To fly in the face of something is to act in open defiance of it, as a hawk flies at the face of its handler.
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105.
Full tilt
Answer: A
It means with maximum energy.
Full tilt means at full speed and force, from the charge of a knight in a tilting match.
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106.
Gain ground
Answer: C
It means to succeed slowly.
To gain ground is to make gradual progress, from an army advancing over the field yard by yard.
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107.
To play the giddy goat
Answer: C
It means to act foolishly.
To play the giddy goat is to behave in a silly, frivolous way. Giddy here means light-headed.
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108.
Give up the ghost
Answer: C
It means to pass away.
To give up the ghost is to die, ghost meaning the spirit - the phrase comes from the older English of the Bible.
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109.
Good Samaritan
Answer: C
It means a person who helps a stranger in need.
From the parable in Luke, where the Samaritan - a foreigner and a despised one - stops for the injured traveller whom the priest and the Levite pass by.
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110.
Go to the dogs
Answer: A
It means to be ruined.
To go to the dogs is to fall into a state of ruin or decay, from meat too bad for people being thrown to the dogs.
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