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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 1

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC Sub. Insp. 2017]

Go over

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 1

Phrase 'Go over' means to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 2

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC Sub. Insp. 2017]

To carry the day

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 2

Phrase ' To carry the day' mean to be victorious or successful.

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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 3

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC Sub. Insp. 2017]

Haul over the coals

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 3

Idiom 'Haul over the coals' means to scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 4

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC Sub. Insp. 2017]

Get into a soup

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 4

Idiom 'Get into a soup' mean be in, or get yourself or somebody into, trouble or difficulties.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 5

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC Sub. Insp. 2017]

An iron will

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 5

Phrase 'An iron will' mean a burning determination that cannot be stopped or hindered by anything.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 6

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CHSL 2017]
Head over heels

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 6

Idiom 'Head over heels' means to be madly in love.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 7

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase: [SSC CHSL 2017]

An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.                

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 7

An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something is called ‘contour’.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 8

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

Sow wild oats

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 8

Idiom ‘Sow wild oats’ means to do wild and foolish things.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 9

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

Ended in a fiasco

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 9

Idiom ‘Ended in a fiasco’ means to end with a failure.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 10

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

To draw the longbow

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 10

The idiom “to draw the long bow” means to exaggerate.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 11

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

Spick and Span

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 11

Phrase ‘Spick and span’ means spotlessly clean.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 12

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

Throw up the sponge

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 12

The idiom ‘Throw up the sponge’ means to admit defeat.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 13

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

The alpha and the omega

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 13

Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the greek alphabet. It means ‘from beginning to end’.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 14

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

Teething problems

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 14

If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 15

Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. [SSC CGL 2017]

To keep the wolf from door

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 15

The idiom ‘To keep the wolf from door ’ means to ward off starvation or financial ruin.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 16

Directions: In the following Five Questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC Stenographer 2016]

Do not pull a long face.

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 16

Phrase ‘Pull a long face’ means, to look sad, glum or disapproving.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 17

Directions: In the following Five Questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC Stenographer 2016]

The manager is not dismissed, but he is definitely under a cloud.

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 17

Idiom ‘Under a cloud’ means viewed with distrust or thought to be dishonorable.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 18

Directions: In the following Five Questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC Stenographer 2016]

Sit on the fence.

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 18

Idiom ‘Sit on the fence’ means: to not make a decision when presented with two options or possibilities.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 19

Directions: In the following Five Questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC Stenographer 2016]

For years I could not shake off the trauma of that day:

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 19

Idiom ‘Shake off’ means: to rid or free oneself from someone or something that one finds upsetting or annoying.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 20

Directions: In the following Five Questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. [SSC Stenographer 2016]

Who will believe, your cock and bull  story?

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Idioms/Phrases - 2 - Question 20

Phrase ‘Cock and bull story’ means a widly exaggerated or falsified story.

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