Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom: "All moon shine"

Options:

Total lies

The night of full moon

As bright and fair as monlight

None of these

Correct Answer:

Total lies

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "all moonshine" is total lies. This idiom comes from the literal meaning of the phrase, which is moonshine, or illegally distilled liquor. However, the phrase came to be used figuratively to describe something that is false or untrue.

For example, if you say that someone's promises are "all moonshine," you mean that they are not true and that you cannot trust them. Or, if you say that someone's story is "all moonshine," you mean that it is not true and that you do not believe it.