Idioms And Phrases - Practice Test

[#366] To turn the cover

(A) To take a new way of life

(B) To work hard

(C) To pass the crises

(D) To hide the reality

Correct Answer

(C) To pass the crises

Explanation

Solution: To turn the cover: To pass the crises.

[#367] To turn amuck

(A) To run a race

(B) To run about in frenzy

(C) To feel exhausted

(D) To run to somebody's help

Correct Answer

(B) To run about in frenzy

Explanation

Solution: To turn amuck: to go into a frenzy.

[#368] To be old as the hills

(A) To be very ancient

(B) To be wise and learned

(C) To be old but foolish

(D) Not being worth the age

Correct Answer

(A) To be very ancient

Explanation

Solution: To be old as the hills: very old (often used in exaggerated statements).

[#369] To play the gallery

(A) To work hard to achieve the best

(B) Trying to get appreciation from least intelligent people

(C) Use wrong means to achieve success

(D) To be able to do a work easily

Correct Answer

(B) Trying to get appreciation from least intelligent people

Explanation

Solution: To play the gallery: act in an exaggerated way in order to appeal to popular taste.

[#370] To push somebody to the wall

(A) To force someone into a position where there is only one choice to make

(B) To humiliate him

(C) To heckle him

(D) To knock him down

Correct Answer

(A) To force someone into a position where there is only one choice to make

Explanation

Solution: To push somebody to the wall: To force one into a desperate position in which one's options are limited and typically require desperate actions.

Idioms And Phrases - Study Mode

[#366] To turn the cover

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[#367] To turn amuck

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[#368] To be old as the hills

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[#369] To play the gallery

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[#370] To push somebody to the wall

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