Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit a brick wall

(A) Fight a powerful foe

(B) Demolish a brick wall

(C) Not able to make any progress

(D) Use physical force

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold water

(A) A diluted argument

(B) Appear to be of no value

(C) Stop emphasising a point

(D) Appear to be valid or reasonable

Today's Word

🔰Penalize /ˈpiːn(ə)lʌɪz/ (verb):

🌸to punish or to treat unfairly.

🔅heavily/deliberately/wrongly/unfairly penalized.

💢penalize someone for something

Last year, the head teacher unfairly penalized me for knocking him accidentally.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree.

(A) Drey

(B) Hole

(C) Lair

(D) Burrow

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Property left to someone by a will

(A) Prophecy

(B) Legacy

(C) Alimony

(D) Windfall

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best idiom for the phrase.

beyond the bounds of civilized behavior, or bizarre

(A) Bite off more than you can chew

(B) Beyond the Pale

(C) Between the devil and the deep blue sea

(D) Beyond the shadow of doubt

Each of the following questions has underlined idioms/phrases. Each sentence is followed by four options. Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase.

To restart his (cash-strapped) company he decided to apply for a bank loan.

(A) improving

(B) expensive

(C) impoverished

(D) expanding

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I remember vivid / the last road trip / we had / before the pandemic hit.

A. the last road trip

B. we had

C. before the pandemic hit

D. I remember vivid

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

First, tell me / why are they / late to work / every other day.

(A) First, tell me

(B) every other day

(C) late to work

(D) why are they