41.
Browbeat
Answer: A
It means to bully.
To browbeat is to intimidate by a stern manner, the brows drawn down in a frown.
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Idioms and Phrases Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 41 To 50 ] :
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.
42.
Bid defiance
Answer: B
It means to ignore.
To bid defiance to something is to refuse to be affected by it, openly setting it at nothing.
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43.
Blow one's trumpet
Answer: C
It means to praise oneself.
To blow one's own trumpet is to boast - sounding for oneself the fanfare a herald would properly sound.
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44.
Bury the hatchet
Answer: C
It means to make peace.
To bury the hatchet is to end a quarrel, from the Native American custom of burying weapons when hostilities ceased.
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45.
Bring to book
Answer: A
It means to punish.
To bring someone to book is to call them to account and make them answer for what they have done, the book being the record against which they are checked.
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46.
Blaze the trail
Answer: D
It means to start a movement.
To blaze a trail is to mark the way for others by cutting blazes in the bark of trees, and so to pioneer.
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47.
By dint of
Answer: A
It means by force of.
By dint of means by means of, dint being an old word for a blow or stroke - by dint of hard work.
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48.
Charley horse
Answer: C
It means stiffness.
A charley horse is a painful cramp or stiffness in a muscle, especially the thigh. The expression is American and its origin is disputed.
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49.
To put the cart before the horse
Answer: C
It means to do things in reverse order.
To put the cart before the horse is to reverse the proper sequence, so that nothing can move.
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50.
Chalk and Cheese
Answer: A
It means different from each other.
Chalk and cheese look alike and are nothing alike, which is the point of the comparison - as different as chalk from cheese.
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