E word Related Idioms
5. Eyebrow raising
1. Esprit de corps
a) Pretend to like something or
someone even when you dislike.
a) bravery
b) Enthusiasm
c) unity
b) Look up in defiance as a show of
rebellion.
d) adjustment
c) A person finally getting due
punishment.
2. End in smoke
d) Something which surprises, shocks,
or offends people
a) To give no practical result
6. Easier said than done
b) To fall
a) A task which is expected to be
difficult turns out to be easy.
c) To catch fire
d) End in the destruction of the building
b) Intentionally tell some one that a
difficult task is easy.
3. Ease somebody's mind
c) Be more easily talked about than put
into practice.
a) Alleviate someone's anxiety
b) Listen to somebody's grievances
d) Once a difficult task is done it feels
easy.
c) Have the capacity to understand the
other person's thoughts
7. Every dog has its day
d) Keep thinking about some person
a) Almost too late
b) As a low priority
4. Excuse my French
c) Everyone gets a chance eventually
a) Used to apologize for swearing
d) Once in a life-time
b) Said when one cannot speak the
language of the other person correctly
8. Eye-wash
c) Used to make a flimsy excuse
a) An operation
d) Used when you give up easily
b) A consideration
c) A deception
d) An inspiration
d) Calculatively
9. Eat one’s words
13. Explore every avenue
a) forgive and forget
a) To run away
b) become less acceptable
b) To march forward
c) retract what one has said
c) To look for every possible means
d) oppose sternly
d) To be taken by surprise
10. Elbow room
14. Elvis has left the building
a) opportunity to perform well
a) when an attempt fails and it's time to
start all over.
b) special room for the guest
c) to give enough space to move or
work in
d) to add a new room to the house
b) deal with a problem if and when it
becomes necessary, not before.
c) the show is over, go home.
d) looking in the wrong place
11. Every dark cloud has a silver lining
a) Every unpleasant situation has to
wait
b) Every unpleasant situation has a
positive side
c) Every dark cloud is upsetting
15. Every trick in the book
a) Nothing Happening
b) Be optimistic
c) Try every possible way
d) Forgive someone
d) Cloud with dark and silver lining is
good
16. Ever and anon
12. Every inch a gentleman
a) Somewhat
b) Partly
c) Entirely
a) True promise
b) False promise
c) Frequent
d) Occasionally
17. Everyone and his brother
21. Eat humble pie
a) An individual and all his relatives
a) Enjoying a delicious dessert
b) To think about universal brotherhood
b) Admitting mistakes and apologizing
c) A large number of people
c) Participating in a cooking competition
d) To treat people as relatives
d) Following a strict diet plan
22. Eager beaver
18. Elbow grease
a) A type of industrious rodent
a) Relational difference
b) Someone who is excessively
enthusiastic and eager to work or
participate
b) Hard physical efforts
c) Mental disturbance
d) Psychological pressure
c) A slow-moving and lethargic
individual
d) A nickname for a competitive athlete
19. Eye to eye
23. Early bird catches the worm
a) Be optimistic
a) Hardworking people
b) Agree with someone
b) Those who arrive first get the benefit
c) Every possible way
c) Those who rise early
d) Be pessimistic
d) Enthusiastic people
24. Elephant in the room
20. Ethnic Cleansing
a) Worshiping of a certain ethnic or
religious group on a massive scale
a) A large mammal present in the living
room
b) A hidden treasure in the house
b) Killing of a certain ethnic or religious
group on a massive scale
c) An obvious problem or issue that
everyone is avoiding or ignoring
c) One who was previously unknown
and is now prominent
d) Something expensive or costly
d) A large number of people either
falling ill or dying
25. Egg on
a) Encourage or provoke someone to
do something, often something risky or
foolish.
b) Feeling of disapproval
c) Annoy
d) Expressing surprise or disbelief.
26. Easy peasy
a) A simple and straightforward task
b) A type of citrus fruit
c) A complex and challenging endeavor
d) A popular catchphrase in magic
shows
27. Eagle eyes
a) An eye full of suspicion
b) An eye with full of admiration
c) An eye with sharp visual powers
c) To eat little
d) To eat a lot
30. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry
a) Foolish people
b) All ordinary people
c) Referring to people of various
backgrounds or abilities
d) A specific group of talented persons
31. An eye for an eye
a) An ancient medical treatment for eye
disorders
b) A philosophy promoting retaliation in
kind, seeking revenge proportional to an
offense
c) A saying encouraging generosity and
empathy
d) A eye full of curiosity
d) A metaphor for visual aesthetics and
appreciation
28. Egg on your face
32. Everything but the kitchen sink
a) A messy eating habit involving eggs
a) A minimalist approach to things
b) Having a facial mask made of egg
whites
b) Including a wide variety of items,
often unnecessary or excessive
c) Being embarrassed or humiliated due
to a mistake or failure
c) A reference to plumbing and
construction projects
d) A culinary trend involving egg-based
dishes for skincare
d) Excluding essential kitchen
equipment in a list
29. Eat like a horse
33. Eke out
a) To be hungry all the time
a) To save money diligently
b) To be stingy
b) To obtain or make something with
great effort
c) To enhance the flavor of food
d) To withdraw or take back a statement
c) Following a peculiar dietary
preference
d) Doing evil deeds
36. Eat your heart out
34. Eye candy
a) A literal invitation to consume a
heart-shaped dish
a) A sweet treat for visual enjoyment
b) A trick
b) Expressing jealousy or sorrow about
someone else's success or happiness
c) Something or someone visually
appealing or attractive but not useful
d) An illusion
c) A culinary challenge to try a
challenging recipe
35. Eat crow
d) A metaphor for self-care and self-love
a) Engaging in a conflict
b) Admitting a mistake and accepting
humiliation or defeat
Ans.
14. C
28. C
1. C
15. C
29. D
2. A
16. D
30. B
3. A
17. C
31. B
4. A
18. B
32. B
5. D
19. B
33. B
6. C
20. B
34. C
7. C
21. B
35. B
8. C
22. B
36. B
9. C
23. B
10. C
24. C
11. B
25. A
12. C
26. A
13. C
27. C