New SIDBI Grade A New Batch Starts on Nov 18

    Register

    Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases A), B), C) and D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark E) as the answer.

    The class managed to keep the party a secret until the topper, unable to control herself any longer, split the beans .

    A split the peas Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B spilled the beans Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C spoiled the beans Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D spun the beans Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct idiom is ‘spill the beans’. It means ‘to tell people secret information’. The class managed to keep the party a secret until the topper, unable to control herself any longer, spilled the beans .

    Practice Next

    Relevant for Exams: