M Words Related Idioms B) A weak or insignificant person

1. Mind one’s P's and Q's C) A person who is rich

A) To get annoyed D) A brave warrior
B) Pay attention to details and 8. Man of substance
manners A) A person who is physically large
C) Ignore proper behavior B) A person who is rich
D) Be careless about etiquettes C) A person who is rich, important and
2. Movers and shakers influential
A) People who move and shake D) A person who lacks depth
vigorously 9. Man of few words
B) People who are physically active A) A person who talks a lot
C) Influential and powerful individuals B) A person who speaks eloquently
D) Individuals who dance a lot C) A person who is quiet
3. To make ends meet D) A person who is always joking
A) To tie two ends together 10. Man of letters
B) To make a profit A) A person who writes letters
C) To barely have enough money to frequently
survive B) A person who is skilled in writing
D) To live lavishly C) A person who is educated
4. Maiden speech D) A person who delivers letters
A) A speech given by a young person 11. Much ado about something
B) A speech given by someone who is A) Make a big fuss over nothing
single B) A lot of excitement over something
C) The first speech by a newly elected important
official C) A little fuss over something
D) A speech given by a woman important
5. Make a fortune D) Nothing in return
A) To create luck 12. Midas touch
B) To have a lot of money A) The ability to turn everything into
C) To become famous gold
D) To inherit wealth B) The ability to cook well
6. Make no bones about C) The ability to fix things easily
A) To not make any mistakes D) The ability to make friends easily
B) To be straightforward 13. Monkey business
C) To avoid making decisions A) Business involving monkeys
D) To hesitate B) Behaviour that is dishonest or
7. Man of straw unacceptable
A) A man made of straw C) Serious business discussions
D) Legal affairs involving primates
14. Made A Mark 21. Make no headway
(A) Attained Notoriety (a) check if the head can pass through
(B) Ruined His Wealth (b) unable to progress ahead
(C) Acquired Wealth (c) unable to overtake anyone
(D) Distinguished Himself (d) forced to fix a new goal
15. Make up 22. Make short work of something
(a) Get about (a) reduce the size
(b) leave (b) dispose of quickly
(c) reveal (c) edit carefully
(d) reconcile (d) shorten some dress
16. Make someone the scapegoat for 23. Make up one’s mind
something (a) To understand
(a) To make to bear the sins for others (b) To run away
(b) Enjoy different opportunities at a (c) To discover
single time (d) To decide
(c) Take a subordinate position 24. Make an ass out of
(d) Worried for frivolous things (a) Cause someone or oneself to look
17. Making a mountain of a molehill foolish or stupid
(a) Exaggerating (b) Work very hard like a donkey
(b) boasting (c) Be smart but act dumb
(c) taking undue advantage of a (d) Make a mistake
favourable opportunity 25. Mealy-mouthed
(d) giving great importance to things (a) Ill-tempered
18. Made a clean breast of (b) Soft-spoken
(a) confessed his crime (c) Enthusiastic
(b) asked for a fresh shirt (d) Afraid to speak frankly
(c) took off his shirt 26. Make one's flesh creep
(d) blamed his companion (a) To confuse someone
19. Make a beeline for (b) To flatter someone
(a) Make a line for honey (c) To abuse someone
(b) Go for freebies (d) To frighten someone
(c) Stand in a queue 27. Made no bones about
(d) Go straight to (a) Did not have any hesitation in
20. Made off (b) Demanded compensation for
(a) squandered (c) Did not have any faith in
(b) ran away with (d) Had problems in
(c) discovered
(d) transferred
28. Mare’s nest (c) To help others
(a) Complicated situation (d) Escape from trouble
(b) Worthless thing 36. Meet one’s waterloo
(c) Joyful event (a) Waste time here and there
(d) Huge mistake (b) Going for journey
29. Made light of (c) Meet one’s final end and get
(a) Did not hear defeated
(b) Treated it lightly (d) Begin from scratch
(c) Blew away 37. Make mouth water
(d) Carried with him (a) Arguing with someone
30. Mend your ways (b) Make someone hungry
(a) Happy with one’s behaviour (c) Make someone angry
(b) Sad with one’s behaviour (d) Avoid conflict
(c) Destroy one’s behaviour 38. Making hay while the sun shines.
(d) Improve one’s behaviour (a) Taking advantage of a favourable
31. Make ducks and drakes of opportunity
(a) To get angry (b) Earning money through dishonest
(b) To waste means
(c) To carry (c) Earning money at the cost of
(d) To laugh at others
32. Melting pot (d) Taking advantage of the
(a) an earthen vessel inflationary trends
(b) a cooking utensil 39. Man in the street
(c) an iron cauldron (a) The homeless man
(d) different types of people blend (b) The ordinary man
together as one (c) The man who works on the street
33. Move the needle (d) The man who repairs roads
(a) to deceive someone 40. Make a killing in the stock market
(b) to be vigilant (a) Lose money quickly
(c) to receive great honour (b) Plan a murder quickly
(d) to make a significant difference (c) Murder someone quickly
34. Merry as a cricket (d) Make money quickly
(a) To enjoy a game of cricket 41. Miss the boat
(b) To be carefree (a) To lose an opportunity
(c) To dance and sing (b) To settle down at a place
(d) To be good at sport (c) To do something carefully
35. Make a name for oneself (d) To reach the end
(a) To gain fame
(b) To disturb others
42. Might and main (c) Feeling ill
(a) With all enthusiasm (d) Remembering everything
(b) Nonsense or meaningless speech 49. Mince matters
(c) To keep quiet, to say nothing A) To chop food into small pieces
(d) Approximately, almost, somewhat, B) To make matters more complicated
to a certain degree C) To speak or act in a delicate or
43. Make my flesh crawl euphemistic way to avoid offending
(a) Frightened or upsetting others
(b) Worried D) To avoid addressing important
(c) Confused issues
(d) Excited 50. Man of parts
44. Make big time A) A man who has multiple talents or
(a) Spend more than one earns abilities
(b) Attain fame and success B) A man who is physically fit
(c) Earn more than needed C) A man who has a lot of possessions
(d) Reach earlier than expected D) A man who is well-traveled
45. Milk and water
M Word Idioms Answer.
(a) Weak ideas
(b) Remaining goods 1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.B
(c) Small items 8.C 9.C 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.D
(d) Essential goods
46. Mumbo jumbo 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.A 19.D 20.B 21.B
(a) Rushed and short on time 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.D 26.D 27.A 28.A
(b) Destroy or ruin a plan
29.B 30.D 31.B 32.D 33.D 34.B 35.A
(c) Nonsense or meaningless speech
(d) Intentionally raise a false alarm 36.C 37.B 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.A 42.A
47. Method to my madness
43.A 44.B 45.A 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.C
(a) Someone who is unpredictable
and can cause damage if not kept 50.A
in check.
(b) To get someone drunk.
(c) To state a fact so that there are no
doubts or objections.
(d) Strange or crazy actions that
appear meaningless but in the end
are done for a good reason.
48. Memory like sieve
(a) Being healthy
(b) Poor memory