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 Pinnacle  Idioms 
 Sol.360.(a)  Food  for  thought  - 
 something to think about 
 Sol.361.(a)  In  the  heat  of  the  moment  - 
 At time when you cannot think carefully 
 Sol.362.(c)  crossed  the  Rubicon  -  made 
 an  irreversible  change,  that  will  greatly 
 impact his life 
 Sol.363.(b)  Ethnic  Cleansing  -  Killing  of 
 a  certain  ethnic  or  religious  group  on  a 
 massive scale. 
 E.g.-  During  the  con?ict,  the  region 
 witnessed  the  horrifying  act  of  ethnic 
 cleansing,  with  countless  innocent  lives 
 lost. 
 Sol.364.(d)  Got  this  game  in  the  bag  - 
 Won this game certainly 
 Sol.365.(c)  Fixed  in  one's  ways  -  Not 
 willing  or  wanting  to  change  from  your 
 normal way of doing something. 
 E.g.  -  He  is  ?xed  in  his  ways.  He  always 
 follows  the  same  procedure  in  order  to 
 complete the projects. 
 Sol.366.(a)  Cold  ?sh  -  A  person  lacking 
 in sympathy 
 E.g.  -  Ashish  is  a  cold  ?sh  because  he 
 barely helps anyone in pain. 
 Sol.367.(a)  Go  bananas  -  to  become 
 excited or angry 
 E.g.-  She'll  go  bananas  when  you  tell  her 
 the news. 
 Sol.368.(a)  To  pull  your  weight  -  to  do 
 your full share of work 
 E.g.-  In  group  projects,  everyone  must 
 pull  their  weight  and  contribute  equally 
 for success. 
 Sol.369.(a) Scraping the bottom of the 
 barrel  -  selecting  from  the  last  or  worst 
 of the resources left. 
 E.g.-  They  had  to  scrape  the  bottom  of 
 the  barrel  to  ?nd  someone  willing  to  do 
 the job. 
 Sol.370.(a)  Greek  to  her  -  not 
 understood by her 
 Sol.371.(c)  Be  at  a  crossroads  -  To  make 
 a very important decision 
 E.g.  -  After  completing  her  education,  she 
 found  herself  at  a  crossroads,  unsure  of 
 which career path to pursue. 
 Sol.372.(d)  To  pick  holes  in  someone's 
 coat -  to ?nd fault with someone. 
 E.g.-  She  constantly  ?nds  faults  in  his 
 work,  no  matter  how  much  effort  he  puts 
 in. 
 Sol.373.(a)  jumping  in  with  both  feet  - 
 coming to conclusions too quickly 
 Sol.374.(c)  Rust  bucket  -  A  vehicle  that 
 is old or almost broken 
 E.g.  -  I  couldn't  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
 saw  him  driving  that  old  rust  bucket  of  a 
 car. 
 Sol.375.(a) Hit the hay -  To go to bed 
 E.g.  -  After  a  long  day  at  work,  I  was 
 exhausted  and  decided  to  hit  the  hay 
 early. 
 Sol.376.(c)  A  taste  of  his  own  medicine  - 
 when  you  are  mistreated  the  same  way 
 you mistreat others 
 Sol.377.(d)  A  broth  of  a  boy  -  a  lively, 
 energetic young person. 
 E.g.-  He's  a  broth  of  a  boy,  always  full  of 
 energy and mischief. 
 Sol.378.(d)  To  eat  crow  -  To  admit  that 
 one is wrong 
 E.g.  -  When  the  weatherman  predicted 
 sunshine  but  it  rained  all  day,  he  had  to 
 eat crow for his inaccurate forecast. 
 Sol.379.(d)  A  drop  in  a  bucket  - 
 insigni?cant  compared  to  the  required 
 amount. 
 Sol.380.(c)  Long  in  the  tooth  -  To  be  old, 
 often too old to do something. 
 E.g.-  She's  still  a  great  dancer,  but  she's 
 getting a little long in the tooth. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.381. A shot in the dark. 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Shooting in the night 
 (b) Randomly doing something,  the 
 outcome of which is unknown 
 (c) Ablind man's cane 
 (d) Looking at the stars 
 Q.382. A Bull market 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A fertile ?eld 
 (b) A market where cattle is traded 
 (c) To boast 
 (d) Market where prices are rising 
 Q.383.  To shake in one's shoes 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be afraid 
 (b) To leave no remark 
 (c) An unpleasant scenario 
 (d) To fail to understand 
 Q.384. Slack off 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To understand a hidden meaning 
 (b) To ease pressure on something 
 (c) To make most effort 
 (d) To be very rude 
 Q.385. Pig in a poke 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To bring something to an end 
 (b) A brave man amongst all the cowards 
 (c) Something that is bought without 
 examining properly 
 (d) To obstruct someone's work 
 Q.386. Ace in the hole 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To create noisy disturbances so that 
 competitors are unable to work. 
 (b) A major advantage that one keeps 
 hidden until an ideal time. 
 (c) To attempt to do the impossible. 
 (d) To suffer an injury on the lower body. 
 Q.387.  For old time's sake 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To consider the options 
 (b) Deliberately stop someone 
 (c) To be friends with an old person 
 (d) Because of sentimental memories of 
 the past 
 Q.388. Water under the bridge 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be very sick 
 (b) Anything from the past that isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 (c) A paranormal sense that allows you 
 to communicate with the dead. 
 (d) someone else who takes the blame. 
 Q.389. Give cold shoulder 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Start doing something before the 
 appropriate time 
 (b) Be guiltless 
 (c) Think only of one thing 
 (d) Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards 
 someone 
 Q.390. To twiddle one's thumbs 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be idle 
 (b) To play safe 
 (c) To waste one's resources 
 (d) To show no mercy 
 Q.391. Armed to the teeth 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fully armed, having many weapons 
 (b) Different attacking techniques 
 (c) Safeguard oneself in every possible 
 way 
 (d) To have no weapon to ?ght 
 Q.392. To sleep like a dog 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be less mindful 
 (b) To be insomniac 
 (c) To sleep soundly 
 (d) To make noise while sleeping 
 Q.393. Apropos of nothing 
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 Pinnacle  Idioms 
 Sol.360.(a)  Food  for  thought  - 
 something to think about 
 Sol.361.(a)  In  the  heat  of  the  moment  - 
 At time when you cannot think carefully 
 Sol.362.(c)  crossed  the  Rubicon  -  made 
 an  irreversible  change,  that  will  greatly 
 impact his life 
 Sol.363.(b)  Ethnic  Cleansing  -  Killing  of 
 a  certain  ethnic  or  religious  group  on  a 
 massive scale. 
 E.g.-  During  the  con?ict,  the  region 
 witnessed  the  horrifying  act  of  ethnic 
 cleansing,  with  countless  innocent  lives 
 lost. 
 Sol.364.(d)  Got  this  game  in  the  bag  - 
 Won this game certainly 
 Sol.365.(c)  Fixed  in  one's  ways  -  Not 
 willing  or  wanting  to  change  from  your 
 normal way of doing something. 
 E.g.  -  He  is  ?xed  in  his  ways.  He  always 
 follows  the  same  procedure  in  order  to 
 complete the projects. 
 Sol.366.(a)  Cold  ?sh  -  A  person  lacking 
 in sympathy 
 E.g.  -  Ashish  is  a  cold  ?sh  because  he 
 barely helps anyone in pain. 
 Sol.367.(a)  Go  bananas  -  to  become 
 excited or angry 
 E.g.-  She'll  go  bananas  when  you  tell  her 
 the news. 
 Sol.368.(a)  To  pull  your  weight  -  to  do 
 your full share of work 
 E.g.-  In  group  projects,  everyone  must 
 pull  their  weight  and  contribute  equally 
 for success. 
 Sol.369.(a) Scraping the bottom of the 
 barrel  -  selecting  from  the  last  or  worst 
 of the resources left. 
 E.g.-  They  had  to  scrape  the  bottom  of 
 the  barrel  to  ?nd  someone  willing  to  do 
 the job. 
 Sol.370.(a)  Greek  to  her  -  not 
 understood by her 
 Sol.371.(c)  Be  at  a  crossroads  -  To  make 
 a very important decision 
 E.g.  -  After  completing  her  education,  she 
 found  herself  at  a  crossroads,  unsure  of 
 which career path to pursue. 
 Sol.372.(d)  To  pick  holes  in  someone's 
 coat -  to ?nd fault with someone. 
 E.g.-  She  constantly  ?nds  faults  in  his 
 work,  no  matter  how  much  effort  he  puts 
 in. 
 Sol.373.(a)  jumping  in  with  both  feet  - 
 coming to conclusions too quickly 
 Sol.374.(c)  Rust  bucket  -  A  vehicle  that 
 is old or almost broken 
 E.g.  -  I  couldn't  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
 saw  him  driving  that  old  rust  bucket  of  a 
 car. 
 Sol.375.(a) Hit the hay -  To go to bed 
 E.g.  -  After  a  long  day  at  work,  I  was 
 exhausted  and  decided  to  hit  the  hay 
 early. 
 Sol.376.(c)  A  taste  of  his  own  medicine  - 
 when  you  are  mistreated  the  same  way 
 you mistreat others 
 Sol.377.(d)  A  broth  of  a  boy  -  a  lively, 
 energetic young person. 
 E.g.-  He's  a  broth  of  a  boy,  always  full  of 
 energy and mischief. 
 Sol.378.(d)  To  eat  crow  -  To  admit  that 
 one is wrong 
 E.g.  -  When  the  weatherman  predicted 
 sunshine  but  it  rained  all  day,  he  had  to 
 eat crow for his inaccurate forecast. 
 Sol.379.(d)  A  drop  in  a  bucket  - 
 insigni?cant  compared  to  the  required 
 amount. 
 Sol.380.(c)  Long  in  the  tooth  -  To  be  old, 
 often too old to do something. 
 E.g.-  She's  still  a  great  dancer,  but  she's 
 getting a little long in the tooth. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.381. A shot in the dark. 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Shooting in the night 
 (b) Randomly doing something,  the 
 outcome of which is unknown 
 (c) Ablind man's cane 
 (d) Looking at the stars 
 Q.382. A Bull market 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A fertile ?eld 
 (b) A market where cattle is traded 
 (c) To boast 
 (d) Market where prices are rising 
 Q.383.  To shake in one's shoes 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be afraid 
 (b) To leave no remark 
 (c) An unpleasant scenario 
 (d) To fail to understand 
 Q.384. Slack off 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To understand a hidden meaning 
 (b) To ease pressure on something 
 (c) To make most effort 
 (d) To be very rude 
 Q.385. Pig in a poke 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To bring something to an end 
 (b) A brave man amongst all the cowards 
 (c) Something that is bought without 
 examining properly 
 (d) To obstruct someone's work 
 Q.386. Ace in the hole 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To create noisy disturbances so that 
 competitors are unable to work. 
 (b) A major advantage that one keeps 
 hidden until an ideal time. 
 (c) To attempt to do the impossible. 
 (d) To suffer an injury on the lower body. 
 Q.387.  For old time's sake 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To consider the options 
 (b) Deliberately stop someone 
 (c) To be friends with an old person 
 (d) Because of sentimental memories of 
 the past 
 Q.388. Water under the bridge 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be very sick 
 (b) Anything from the past that isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 (c) A paranormal sense that allows you 
 to communicate with the dead. 
 (d) someone else who takes the blame. 
 Q.389. Give cold shoulder 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Start doing something before the 
 appropriate time 
 (b) Be guiltless 
 (c) Think only of one thing 
 (d) Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards 
 someone 
 Q.390. To twiddle one's thumbs 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be idle 
 (b) To play safe 
 (c) To waste one's resources 
 (d) To show no mercy 
 Q.391. Armed to the teeth 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fully armed, having many weapons 
 (b) Different attacking techniques 
 (c) Safeguard oneself in every possible 
 way 
 (d) To have no weapon to ?ght 
 Q.392. To sleep like a dog 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be less mindful 
 (b) To be insomniac 
 (c) To sleep soundly 
 (d) To make noise while sleeping 
 Q.393. Apropos of nothing 
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 Pinnacle  Idioms 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Any di?cult situation or obstacle 
 (b) To be enraged 
 (c) Almost everything and anything has 
 been included 
 (d) Having no relevance to any previous 
 discussion or situation 
 Q.394. Neck of the woods 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neighbourhood  (b) Barren land 
 (c) Valley                    (d) Highways 
 Q.395. Zero tolerance 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To detect someone in the group is 
 betraying the others 
 (b) Riding in the front passenger seat of 
 a car 
 (c) To escape and not have to pay 
 (d) A policy of not allowing any violations 
 of a rule or law 
 Q.396. To bridge the gap 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To reduce differences and reconcile 
 (b) To push people apart 
 (c) To mend a broken bridge 
 (d) To slander someone 
 Q.397.  High and dry 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Abandoned    (b) Occasionally 
 (c) Perplexed       (d) Failed 
 Q.398.  The whole ball of wax 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Everything  (b) Sagacious 
 (c) Meagre  (d) Complete disaster 
 Q.399. Method to my madness 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Someone who is unpredictable and 
 can cause damage if not kept 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. 
 Q.400.  To lay someone by the heels 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To con?ne somebody in prison 
 (b) To gain support 
 (c) To praise someone 
 (d) To force someone for something 
 Q.401. To make one's mark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To prove a point    (b) To attain success 
 (c) To make no effort (d) To be indifferent 
 Q.402.  Have people rolling in the aisles 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To use false promises to pull people 
 on one's side 
 (b) Make an audience  laugh uncontrollably 
 (c) To have a dispute with someone 
 (d) Willing to do something immediately 
 Q.403.  To breast the tape 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To shut someone's mouth 
 (b) To create problems 
 (c) To bring joy 
 (d) To win a race 
 Q.404.  Good grief 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To dig a hole 
 (b) To be very systematic 
 (c) To try everything possible 
 (d) An expression of surprise or 
 Frustration 
 Q.405.  To jump out of one's skin 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To argue with someone 
 (b) To feel immense pain 
 (c) To show one's real side 
 (d) To be extremely surprised 
 Q.406. Penny wise and pound foolish 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Careless with large amounts, but not 
 small 
 (b) To act like a fool 
 (c) An intelligent person who behaves 
 foolishly 
 (d) Dissipating money without caring 
 about consequences 
 Q.407. Appeal to Caesar 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) An authority given to a foolish person 
 (b) To expect good from a wrong person 
 (c) To live in a false reality 
 (d) Appeal to the highest possible 
 Authority 
 Q.408. A bite at the cherry 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) A wrong move 
 (b) An attempt or opportunity to do 
 something 
 (c) To have a leverage over someone 
 (d) A dog bite 
 Q.409. Save your breath 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To make an effort that will be futile 
 (b) To hold one's anger 
 (c) To work hard 
 (d) To be resentful 
 Q.410.  A beast of burden 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) A liability 
 (b) An animal that carries luggage 
 (c) A person who works hardly 
 (d) A violent man 
 Q.411. Cast someone adrift 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To leave someone without any 
 support or purpose 
 (b) To change plan suddenly 
 (c) Call someone repeatedly 
 (d) To blame someone for One's mistakes 
 Q.412. To take the veil 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To help someone 
 (b) To become a nun 
 (c) To take a responsibility 
 (d) To show interest 
 Q.413. To the manner born 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To have high manners 
 (b) To do something as though it is 
 coming naturally 
 (c) To be sophisticated 
 (d) To give a ride to someone 
 Q.414. Be my guest 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Please do it  (b) Stop, don't go ahead 
 (c) Be with me  (d) Come with me 
 Q.415. To have a nodding acquaintance 
 SSC CHSL 21/f03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To have a great experience 
 (b) To neglect all the parameters 
 (c) Know somebody/something slightly 
 (d) To have nothing in common 
 Q.416.  The whys and wherefores 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) References  (b) Circumstances 
 (c) Requirements  (d) Reasons 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.381.(b) A shot in the dark  - Randomly 
 doing  something,  the  outcome  of  which 
 is unknown. 
 E.g.  -  Ram  took  a  shot  in  the  dark  when 
 teacher  asked  him  for  trigonometric 
 formulas. 
 Sol.382.(d)  A  Bull  market  -  Market  where 
 prices are rising 
 E.g.  -  From  April  2003  to  January  2008, 
 the  Bombay  Stock  Exchange  Index  in 
 India  was  in  a  bull  market  trend,  rising 
 from 2,900 points to 21,000 points. 
 Sol.383.(a)  To  shake  in  one's  shoes  -  To 
 be afraid 
 E.g.  Harry  was  shaking  in  his  shoes  when 
 he saw the ghost. 
 Sol.384.(b)  Slack  off  -  to  ease  pressure 
 on something. 
 E.g.- Do not slack off in your studies. 
 Sol.385.(c)  Pig in a poke -  Something 
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 Pinnacle  Idioms 
 Sol.360.(a)  Food  for  thought  - 
 something to think about 
 Sol.361.(a)  In  the  heat  of  the  moment  - 
 At time when you cannot think carefully 
 Sol.362.(c)  crossed  the  Rubicon  -  made 
 an  irreversible  change,  that  will  greatly 
 impact his life 
 Sol.363.(b)  Ethnic  Cleansing  -  Killing  of 
 a  certain  ethnic  or  religious  group  on  a 
 massive scale. 
 E.g.-  During  the  con?ict,  the  region 
 witnessed  the  horrifying  act  of  ethnic 
 cleansing,  with  countless  innocent  lives 
 lost. 
 Sol.364.(d)  Got  this  game  in  the  bag  - 
 Won this game certainly 
 Sol.365.(c)  Fixed  in  one's  ways  -  Not 
 willing  or  wanting  to  change  from  your 
 normal way of doing something. 
 E.g.  -  He  is  ?xed  in  his  ways.  He  always 
 follows  the  same  procedure  in  order  to 
 complete the projects. 
 Sol.366.(a)  Cold  ?sh  -  A  person  lacking 
 in sympathy 
 E.g.  -  Ashish  is  a  cold  ?sh  because  he 
 barely helps anyone in pain. 
 Sol.367.(a)  Go  bananas  -  to  become 
 excited or angry 
 E.g.-  She'll  go  bananas  when  you  tell  her 
 the news. 
 Sol.368.(a)  To  pull  your  weight  -  to  do 
 your full share of work 
 E.g.-  In  group  projects,  everyone  must 
 pull  their  weight  and  contribute  equally 
 for success. 
 Sol.369.(a) Scraping the bottom of the 
 barrel  -  selecting  from  the  last  or  worst 
 of the resources left. 
 E.g.-  They  had  to  scrape  the  bottom  of 
 the  barrel  to  ?nd  someone  willing  to  do 
 the job. 
 Sol.370.(a)  Greek  to  her  -  not 
 understood by her 
 Sol.371.(c)  Be  at  a  crossroads  -  To  make 
 a very important decision 
 E.g.  -  After  completing  her  education,  she 
 found  herself  at  a  crossroads,  unsure  of 
 which career path to pursue. 
 Sol.372.(d)  To  pick  holes  in  someone's 
 coat -  to ?nd fault with someone. 
 E.g.-  She  constantly  ?nds  faults  in  his 
 work,  no  matter  how  much  effort  he  puts 
 in. 
 Sol.373.(a)  jumping  in  with  both  feet  - 
 coming to conclusions too quickly 
 Sol.374.(c)  Rust  bucket  -  A  vehicle  that 
 is old or almost broken 
 E.g.  -  I  couldn't  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
 saw  him  driving  that  old  rust  bucket  of  a 
 car. 
 Sol.375.(a) Hit the hay -  To go to bed 
 E.g.  -  After  a  long  day  at  work,  I  was 
 exhausted  and  decided  to  hit  the  hay 
 early. 
 Sol.376.(c)  A  taste  of  his  own  medicine  - 
 when  you  are  mistreated  the  same  way 
 you mistreat others 
 Sol.377.(d)  A  broth  of  a  boy  -  a  lively, 
 energetic young person. 
 E.g.-  He's  a  broth  of  a  boy,  always  full  of 
 energy and mischief. 
 Sol.378.(d)  To  eat  crow  -  To  admit  that 
 one is wrong 
 E.g.  -  When  the  weatherman  predicted 
 sunshine  but  it  rained  all  day,  he  had  to 
 eat crow for his inaccurate forecast. 
 Sol.379.(d)  A  drop  in  a  bucket  - 
 insigni?cant  compared  to  the  required 
 amount. 
 Sol.380.(c)  Long  in  the  tooth  -  To  be  old, 
 often too old to do something. 
 E.g.-  She's  still  a  great  dancer,  but  she's 
 getting a little long in the tooth. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.381. A shot in the dark. 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Shooting in the night 
 (b) Randomly doing something,  the 
 outcome of which is unknown 
 (c) Ablind man's cane 
 (d) Looking at the stars 
 Q.382. A Bull market 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A fertile ?eld 
 (b) A market where cattle is traded 
 (c) To boast 
 (d) Market where prices are rising 
 Q.383.  To shake in one's shoes 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be afraid 
 (b) To leave no remark 
 (c) An unpleasant scenario 
 (d) To fail to understand 
 Q.384. Slack off 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To understand a hidden meaning 
 (b) To ease pressure on something 
 (c) To make most effort 
 (d) To be very rude 
 Q.385. Pig in a poke 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To bring something to an end 
 (b) A brave man amongst all the cowards 
 (c) Something that is bought without 
 examining properly 
 (d) To obstruct someone's work 
 Q.386. Ace in the hole 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To create noisy disturbances so that 
 competitors are unable to work. 
 (b) A major advantage that one keeps 
 hidden until an ideal time. 
 (c) To attempt to do the impossible. 
 (d) To suffer an injury on the lower body. 
 Q.387.  For old time's sake 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To consider the options 
 (b) Deliberately stop someone 
 (c) To be friends with an old person 
 (d) Because of sentimental memories of 
 the past 
 Q.388. Water under the bridge 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be very sick 
 (b) Anything from the past that isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 (c) A paranormal sense that allows you 
 to communicate with the dead. 
 (d) someone else who takes the blame. 
 Q.389. Give cold shoulder 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Start doing something before the 
 appropriate time 
 (b) Be guiltless 
 (c) Think only of one thing 
 (d) Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards 
 someone 
 Q.390. To twiddle one's thumbs 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be idle 
 (b) To play safe 
 (c) To waste one's resources 
 (d) To show no mercy 
 Q.391. Armed to the teeth 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fully armed, having many weapons 
 (b) Different attacking techniques 
 (c) Safeguard oneself in every possible 
 way 
 (d) To have no weapon to ?ght 
 Q.392. To sleep like a dog 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be less mindful 
 (b) To be insomniac 
 (c) To sleep soundly 
 (d) To make noise while sleeping 
 Q.393. Apropos of nothing 
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 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Any di?cult situation or obstacle 
 (b) To be enraged 
 (c) Almost everything and anything has 
 been included 
 (d) Having no relevance to any previous 
 discussion or situation 
 Q.394. Neck of the woods 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neighbourhood  (b) Barren land 
 (c) Valley                    (d) Highways 
 Q.395. Zero tolerance 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To detect someone in the group is 
 betraying the others 
 (b) Riding in the front passenger seat of 
 a car 
 (c) To escape and not have to pay 
 (d) A policy of not allowing any violations 
 of a rule or law 
 Q.396. To bridge the gap 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To reduce differences and reconcile 
 (b) To push people apart 
 (c) To mend a broken bridge 
 (d) To slander someone 
 Q.397.  High and dry 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Abandoned    (b) Occasionally 
 (c) Perplexed       (d) Failed 
 Q.398.  The whole ball of wax 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Everything  (b) Sagacious 
 (c) Meagre  (d) Complete disaster 
 Q.399. Method to my madness 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Someone who is unpredictable and 
 can cause damage if not kept 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. 
 Q.400.  To lay someone by the heels 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To con?ne somebody in prison 
 (b) To gain support 
 (c) To praise someone 
 (d) To force someone for something 
 Q.401. To make one's mark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To prove a point    (b) To attain success 
 (c) To make no effort (d) To be indifferent 
 Q.402.  Have people rolling in the aisles 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To use false promises to pull people 
 on one's side 
 (b) Make an audience  laugh uncontrollably 
 (c) To have a dispute with someone 
 (d) Willing to do something immediately 
 Q.403.  To breast the tape 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To shut someone's mouth 
 (b) To create problems 
 (c) To bring joy 
 (d) To win a race 
 Q.404.  Good grief 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To dig a hole 
 (b) To be very systematic 
 (c) To try everything possible 
 (d) An expression of surprise or 
 Frustration 
 Q.405.  To jump out of one's skin 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To argue with someone 
 (b) To feel immense pain 
 (c) To show one's real side 
 (d) To be extremely surprised 
 Q.406. Penny wise and pound foolish 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Careless with large amounts, but not 
 small 
 (b) To act like a fool 
 (c) An intelligent person who behaves 
 foolishly 
 (d) Dissipating money without caring 
 about consequences 
 Q.407. Appeal to Caesar 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) An authority given to a foolish person 
 (b) To expect good from a wrong person 
 (c) To live in a false reality 
 (d) Appeal to the highest possible 
 Authority 
 Q.408. A bite at the cherry 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) A wrong move 
 (b) An attempt or opportunity to do 
 something 
 (c) To have a leverage over someone 
 (d) A dog bite 
 Q.409. Save your breath 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To make an effort that will be futile 
 (b) To hold one's anger 
 (c) To work hard 
 (d) To be resentful 
 Q.410.  A beast of burden 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) A liability 
 (b) An animal that carries luggage 
 (c) A person who works hardly 
 (d) A violent man 
 Q.411. Cast someone adrift 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To leave someone without any 
 support or purpose 
 (b) To change plan suddenly 
 (c) Call someone repeatedly 
 (d) To blame someone for One's mistakes 
 Q.412. To take the veil 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To help someone 
 (b) To become a nun 
 (c) To take a responsibility 
 (d) To show interest 
 Q.413. To the manner born 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To have high manners 
 (b) To do something as though it is 
 coming naturally 
 (c) To be sophisticated 
 (d) To give a ride to someone 
 Q.414. Be my guest 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Please do it  (b) Stop, don't go ahead 
 (c) Be with me  (d) Come with me 
 Q.415. To have a nodding acquaintance 
 SSC CHSL 21/f03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To have a great experience 
 (b) To neglect all the parameters 
 (c) Know somebody/something slightly 
 (d) To have nothing in common 
 Q.416.  The whys and wherefores 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) References  (b) Circumstances 
 (c) Requirements  (d) Reasons 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.381.(b) A shot in the dark  - Randomly 
 doing  something,  the  outcome  of  which 
 is unknown. 
 E.g.  -  Ram  took  a  shot  in  the  dark  when 
 teacher  asked  him  for  trigonometric 
 formulas. 
 Sol.382.(d)  A  Bull  market  -  Market  where 
 prices are rising 
 E.g.  -  From  April  2003  to  January  2008, 
 the  Bombay  Stock  Exchange  Index  in 
 India  was  in  a  bull  market  trend,  rising 
 from 2,900 points to 21,000 points. 
 Sol.383.(a)  To  shake  in  one's  shoes  -  To 
 be afraid 
 E.g.  Harry  was  shaking  in  his  shoes  when 
 he saw the ghost. 
 Sol.384.(b)  Slack  off  -  to  ease  pressure 
 on something. 
 E.g.- Do not slack off in your studies. 
 Sol.385.(c)  Pig in a poke -  Something 
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 that  is  bought  without  examining 
 properly 
 E.g.-  Be  careful  about  buying  that  old  car. 
 It might turn out to be a pig in a poke. 
 Sol.386.(b)  Ace  in  the  hole  -  A  major 
 advantage  that  one  keeps  hidden  until  an 
 ideal time  . 
 E.g.-  The  prosecutor  had  an  ace  in  the 
 hole: an eyewitness. 
 Sol.387.(d)  For  old  time's  sake  -  Because 
 of sentimental memories of the past 
 E.g.-  Let’s  go  back  to  village  for  old 
 time’s sake. 
 Sol.388.(b)  Water  under  the  bridge  - 
 Anything  from  the  past  that  isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 Yes,  we  did  have  our  disagreements,  but 
 that's water under the bridge. 
 Sol.389.(d)  Give  cold  shoulder  -  Ignore, 
 avoid or be unfriendly towards someone 
 E.g.  I  fought  with  my  cousin,  and  he  is 
 now giving me the cold shoulder. 
 Sol.390.(a) 
 To twiddle one's thumbs -  To be idle. 
 E.g.  I  arrived  early  for  the  meeting  so  I 
 was  twiddling  my  thumbs  for  half  an 
 hour. 
 Sol.391.(a)  Armed  to  the  teeth  -  Fully 
 armed, having many weapons 
 E.g.  The police were armed to the teeth. 
 Sol.392.(c) 
 To sleep like a dog -  To sleep soundly 
 E.g.  He  slept  like  a  dog,  sixteen  hours  a 
 day,  rising  to  eat  and  smoke,  and  then 
 falling  back  in  his  bunk,  where  he  coiled 
 himself  very  much  like  a  hibernating 
 bear. 
 Sol.393.(d)  Apropos  of  nothing  -  Having 
 no  relevance  to  any  previous  discussion 
 or situation. 
 E.g  .  So,  apropos  of  nothing,  I  need  to  ask 
 you about one last thing. 
 Sol.394.(a)  Neck  of  the  woods  - 
 Neighbourhood 
 E.g  -  I  haven't  been  in  this  neck  of  the 
 woods for years. 
 Sol.395.(d)  Zero  tolerance  -  A  policy  of 
 not  allowing  any  violations  of  a  rule  or 
 law 
 E.g.  I  need  zero  tolerance  in  the 
 recruitment process. 
 Sol.396.(a)  To  bridge  the  gap  -  To  reduce 
 differences and reconcile 
 E.g.  The  idea  was  to  bridge  the  gap 
 between  citizens  and  the  Union's 
 institutions. 
 Sol.397.(a) High and dry -  Abandoned 
 E.g  -  They  pulled  out  of  the  deal  at  the 
 last minute leaving us high and dry. 
 Sol.398.(a)  The  whole  ball  of  wax  - 
 everything  related  to  a  particular 
 situation; the whole thing. 
 E.g  -  He  came  back  from  Chicago  with 
 the contract for the whole ball of wax. 
 Sol.399.(d)  Method  to  my  madness  - 
 Strange  or  crazy  actions  that  appear 
 meaningless  but  in  the  end  are  done  for 
 a good reason. 
 E.g.  He  keeps  talking  to  himself  loudly, 
 but  he  insists  there  is  a  method  in  his 
 madness. 
 Sol.400.(a)  To  lay  someone  by  the  heels 
 -  To con?ne somebody in prison. 
 E.g.  Superior  forces  laid  the  invaders  by 
 the heels. 
 Sol.401.(b)  To  make  one's  mark  -  To 
 attain success. 
 E.g.  He’s  only  been  here  four  days  but 
 he’s already made his mark. 
 Sol.402.(b)  Have  people  rolling  in  the 
 aisles  -  Make  an  audience  laugh 
 uncontrollably. 
 E.g.  The  comedian  made  the  audience 
 rolling in the aisles. 
 Sol.403.(d) 
 To breast the tape -  To win a race 
 E.g.-  Goutam  is  able  to  sprint  ahead  and 
 breast the tape. 
 Sol.404.(d)  Good  grief  -  An  expression  of 
 surprise or frustration 
 E.g.  Oh  God,  good  grief  we  are  again 
 stuck in a tra?c jam. 
 Sol.405.(d)  To  jump  out  of  one's  skin  -  To 
 be extremely surprised 
 E.g.  My  friends  made  me  jump  out  of  my 
 skin on my birthday. 
 Sol.406.(a)  Penny  wise  and  pound 
 foolish  -  Careless  with  large  amounts, 
 but not small. 
 E.g-  someone  who  will  drive  across 
 town  to  save  ?ve  cents  a  gallon  on 
 gasoline  but  just  recently  purchased  a 
 BMW  that  he  or  she  cannot  afford  could 
 be  said  to  be  “penny  wise  and  pound 
 foolish.” 
 Sol.407.(d)  Appeal  to  Caesar  -  Appeal  to 
 the highest possible authority 
 E.g.  Paul appealed to Caesar for justice. 
 Sol.408.(b)  A  bite  at  the  cherry  -  An 
 attempt or opportunity to do something. 
 E.g.  I  got  a  bite  at  the  cherry  after  my 
 ?rst attempt at the task. 
 Sol.409.(a)  Save  your  breath  -  To  make 
 an effort that will be futile 
 E.g.  If  you  tell  someone  to  save  their 
 breath,  you  mean  that  they  should  not 
 bother  saying  something,  because  you 
 will  not  agree  to  it  or  you  do  not  want  to 
 hear it. 
 Sol.410.(b)  A  beast  of  burden  -  An 
 animal that carries luggage 
 E.g.  One  beast  of  burden  is  not  enough 
 to pull the cart. Get another one. 
 Sol.411.(a)  Cast  someone  adrift  -  To 
 leave  someone  without  any  support  or 
 purpose 
 E.g.  His  parents  cut  her  adrift  after  they 
 found drugs in his room. 
 Sol.412.(b) 
 To take the veil -  To become a nun 
 E.g.  The young woman took the veil after 
 her ?ance died. 
 Sol.413.(b)  T  o the manner born -  To do 
 something  as  though  it  is  coming 
 naturally 
 E.g.  She  took  to  her  new  life  as  to  the 
 manner born. 
 Sol.414.(a) Be my guest -  Please do it 
 E.g.  Do  you  mind  if  I  use  your  phone? 
 sure, be my guest. 
 Sol.415.(c) 
 To  have  a  nodding  acquaintance  -  Know 
 somebody / something slightly 
 E.g.  I  have  a  nodding  acquaintance  with 
 Jack’s novels. 
 Sol.416.(d) 
 The whys and wherefores -  Reasons 
 E.g  She  explained  the  whys  and  the 
 wherefores of the sudden price increase. 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.417.  The  team  members  seem  to  be 
 running around in circles. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023) 
 (a) To be extremely successful 
 (b) Hardly any time to breathe 
 (c) To be very active but with few results 
 (d) Very dynamic and hardworking 
 Q.418. Achilles’ Heel 
 SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023) 
 (a) Irrelevant thing  (b) Vulnerable point 
 (c) Fast runner        (d) Costly item 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.417.(c)  Running  around  in  circles  -  to 
 be very active but with few results. 
 Sol.418.(b) 
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 Sol.360.(a)  Food  for  thought  - 
 something to think about 
 Sol.361.(a)  In  the  heat  of  the  moment  - 
 At time when you cannot think carefully 
 Sol.362.(c)  crossed  the  Rubicon  -  made 
 an  irreversible  change,  that  will  greatly 
 impact his life 
 Sol.363.(b)  Ethnic  Cleansing  -  Killing  of 
 a  certain  ethnic  or  religious  group  on  a 
 massive scale. 
 E.g.-  During  the  con?ict,  the  region 
 witnessed  the  horrifying  act  of  ethnic 
 cleansing,  with  countless  innocent  lives 
 lost. 
 Sol.364.(d)  Got  this  game  in  the  bag  - 
 Won this game certainly 
 Sol.365.(c)  Fixed  in  one's  ways  -  Not 
 willing  or  wanting  to  change  from  your 
 normal way of doing something. 
 E.g.  -  He  is  ?xed  in  his  ways.  He  always 
 follows  the  same  procedure  in  order  to 
 complete the projects. 
 Sol.366.(a)  Cold  ?sh  -  A  person  lacking 
 in sympathy 
 E.g.  -  Ashish  is  a  cold  ?sh  because  he 
 barely helps anyone in pain. 
 Sol.367.(a)  Go  bananas  -  to  become 
 excited or angry 
 E.g.-  She'll  go  bananas  when  you  tell  her 
 the news. 
 Sol.368.(a)  To  pull  your  weight  -  to  do 
 your full share of work 
 E.g.-  In  group  projects,  everyone  must 
 pull  their  weight  and  contribute  equally 
 for success. 
 Sol.369.(a) Scraping the bottom of the 
 barrel  -  selecting  from  the  last  or  worst 
 of the resources left. 
 E.g.-  They  had  to  scrape  the  bottom  of 
 the  barrel  to  ?nd  someone  willing  to  do 
 the job. 
 Sol.370.(a)  Greek  to  her  -  not 
 understood by her 
 Sol.371.(c)  Be  at  a  crossroads  -  To  make 
 a very important decision 
 E.g.  -  After  completing  her  education,  she 
 found  herself  at  a  crossroads,  unsure  of 
 which career path to pursue. 
 Sol.372.(d)  To  pick  holes  in  someone's 
 coat -  to ?nd fault with someone. 
 E.g.-  She  constantly  ?nds  faults  in  his 
 work,  no  matter  how  much  effort  he  puts 
 in. 
 Sol.373.(a)  jumping  in  with  both  feet  - 
 coming to conclusions too quickly 
 Sol.374.(c)  Rust  bucket  -  A  vehicle  that 
 is old or almost broken 
 E.g.  -  I  couldn't  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
 saw  him  driving  that  old  rust  bucket  of  a 
 car. 
 Sol.375.(a) Hit the hay -  To go to bed 
 E.g.  -  After  a  long  day  at  work,  I  was 
 exhausted  and  decided  to  hit  the  hay 
 early. 
 Sol.376.(c)  A  taste  of  his  own  medicine  - 
 when  you  are  mistreated  the  same  way 
 you mistreat others 
 Sol.377.(d)  A  broth  of  a  boy  -  a  lively, 
 energetic young person. 
 E.g.-  He's  a  broth  of  a  boy,  always  full  of 
 energy and mischief. 
 Sol.378.(d)  To  eat  crow  -  To  admit  that 
 one is wrong 
 E.g.  -  When  the  weatherman  predicted 
 sunshine  but  it  rained  all  day,  he  had  to 
 eat crow for his inaccurate forecast. 
 Sol.379.(d)  A  drop  in  a  bucket  - 
 insigni?cant  compared  to  the  required 
 amount. 
 Sol.380.(c)  Long  in  the  tooth  -  To  be  old, 
 often too old to do something. 
 E.g.-  She's  still  a  great  dancer,  but  she's 
 getting a little long in the tooth. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.381. A shot in the dark. 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Shooting in the night 
 (b) Randomly doing something,  the 
 outcome of which is unknown 
 (c) Ablind man's cane 
 (d) Looking at the stars 
 Q.382. A Bull market 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A fertile ?eld 
 (b) A market where cattle is traded 
 (c) To boast 
 (d) Market where prices are rising 
 Q.383.  To shake in one's shoes 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be afraid 
 (b) To leave no remark 
 (c) An unpleasant scenario 
 (d) To fail to understand 
 Q.384. Slack off 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To understand a hidden meaning 
 (b) To ease pressure on something 
 (c) To make most effort 
 (d) To be very rude 
 Q.385. Pig in a poke 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To bring something to an end 
 (b) A brave man amongst all the cowards 
 (c) Something that is bought without 
 examining properly 
 (d) To obstruct someone's work 
 Q.386. Ace in the hole 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To create noisy disturbances so that 
 competitors are unable to work. 
 (b) A major advantage that one keeps 
 hidden until an ideal time. 
 (c) To attempt to do the impossible. 
 (d) To suffer an injury on the lower body. 
 Q.387.  For old time's sake 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To consider the options 
 (b) Deliberately stop someone 
 (c) To be friends with an old person 
 (d) Because of sentimental memories of 
 the past 
 Q.388. Water under the bridge 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be very sick 
 (b) Anything from the past that isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 (c) A paranormal sense that allows you 
 to communicate with the dead. 
 (d) someone else who takes the blame. 
 Q.389. Give cold shoulder 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Start doing something before the 
 appropriate time 
 (b) Be guiltless 
 (c) Think only of one thing 
 (d) Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards 
 someone 
 Q.390. To twiddle one's thumbs 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be idle 
 (b) To play safe 
 (c) To waste one's resources 
 (d) To show no mercy 
 Q.391. Armed to the teeth 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fully armed, having many weapons 
 (b) Different attacking techniques 
 (c) Safeguard oneself in every possible 
 way 
 (d) To have no weapon to ?ght 
 Q.392. To sleep like a dog 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be less mindful 
 (b) To be insomniac 
 (c) To sleep soundly 
 (d) To make noise while sleeping 
 Q.393. Apropos of nothing 
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 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Any di?cult situation or obstacle 
 (b) To be enraged 
 (c) Almost everything and anything has 
 been included 
 (d) Having no relevance to any previous 
 discussion or situation 
 Q.394. Neck of the woods 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neighbourhood  (b) Barren land 
 (c) Valley                    (d) Highways 
 Q.395. Zero tolerance 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To detect someone in the group is 
 betraying the others 
 (b) Riding in the front passenger seat of 
 a car 
 (c) To escape and not have to pay 
 (d) A policy of not allowing any violations 
 of a rule or law 
 Q.396. To bridge the gap 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To reduce differences and reconcile 
 (b) To push people apart 
 (c) To mend a broken bridge 
 (d) To slander someone 
 Q.397.  High and dry 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Abandoned    (b) Occasionally 
 (c) Perplexed       (d) Failed 
 Q.398.  The whole ball of wax 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Everything  (b) Sagacious 
 (c) Meagre  (d) Complete disaster 
 Q.399. Method to my madness 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Someone who is unpredictable and 
 can cause damage if not kept 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. 
 Q.400.  To lay someone by the heels 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To con?ne somebody in prison 
 (b) To gain support 
 (c) To praise someone 
 (d) To force someone for something 
 Q.401. To make one's mark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To prove a point    (b) To attain success 
 (c) To make no effort (d) To be indifferent 
 Q.402.  Have people rolling in the aisles 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To use false promises to pull people 
 on one's side 
 (b) Make an audience  laugh uncontrollably 
 (c) To have a dispute with someone 
 (d) Willing to do something immediately 
 Q.403.  To breast the tape 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To shut someone's mouth 
 (b) To create problems 
 (c) To bring joy 
 (d) To win a race 
 Q.404.  Good grief 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To dig a hole 
 (b) To be very systematic 
 (c) To try everything possible 
 (d) An expression of surprise or 
 Frustration 
 Q.405.  To jump out of one's skin 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To argue with someone 
 (b) To feel immense pain 
 (c) To show one's real side 
 (d) To be extremely surprised 
 Q.406. Penny wise and pound foolish 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Careless with large amounts, but not 
 small 
 (b) To act like a fool 
 (c) An intelligent person who behaves 
 foolishly 
 (d) Dissipating money without caring 
 about consequences 
 Q.407. Appeal to Caesar 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) An authority given to a foolish person 
 (b) To expect good from a wrong person 
 (c) To live in a false reality 
 (d) Appeal to the highest possible 
 Authority 
 Q.408. A bite at the cherry 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) A wrong move 
 (b) An attempt or opportunity to do 
 something 
 (c) To have a leverage over someone 
 (d) A dog bite 
 Q.409. Save your breath 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To make an effort that will be futile 
 (b) To hold one's anger 
 (c) To work hard 
 (d) To be resentful 
 Q.410.  A beast of burden 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) A liability 
 (b) An animal that carries luggage 
 (c) A person who works hardly 
 (d) A violent man 
 Q.411. Cast someone adrift 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To leave someone without any 
 support or purpose 
 (b) To change plan suddenly 
 (c) Call someone repeatedly 
 (d) To blame someone for One's mistakes 
 Q.412. To take the veil 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To help someone 
 (b) To become a nun 
 (c) To take a responsibility 
 (d) To show interest 
 Q.413. To the manner born 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To have high manners 
 (b) To do something as though it is 
 coming naturally 
 (c) To be sophisticated 
 (d) To give a ride to someone 
 Q.414. Be my guest 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Please do it  (b) Stop, don't go ahead 
 (c) Be with me  (d) Come with me 
 Q.415. To have a nodding acquaintance 
 SSC CHSL 21/f03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To have a great experience 
 (b) To neglect all the parameters 
 (c) Know somebody/something slightly 
 (d) To have nothing in common 
 Q.416.  The whys and wherefores 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) References  (b) Circumstances 
 (c) Requirements  (d) Reasons 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.381.(b) A shot in the dark  - Randomly 
 doing  something,  the  outcome  of  which 
 is unknown. 
 E.g.  -  Ram  took  a  shot  in  the  dark  when 
 teacher  asked  him  for  trigonometric 
 formulas. 
 Sol.382.(d)  A  Bull  market  -  Market  where 
 prices are rising 
 E.g.  -  From  April  2003  to  January  2008, 
 the  Bombay  Stock  Exchange  Index  in 
 India  was  in  a  bull  market  trend,  rising 
 from 2,900 points to 21,000 points. 
 Sol.383.(a)  To  shake  in  one's  shoes  -  To 
 be afraid 
 E.g.  Harry  was  shaking  in  his  shoes  when 
 he saw the ghost. 
 Sol.384.(b)  Slack  off  -  to  ease  pressure 
 on something. 
 E.g.- Do not slack off in your studies. 
 Sol.385.(c)  Pig in a poke -  Something 
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 that  is  bought  without  examining 
 properly 
 E.g.-  Be  careful  about  buying  that  old  car. 
 It might turn out to be a pig in a poke. 
 Sol.386.(b)  Ace  in  the  hole  -  A  major 
 advantage  that  one  keeps  hidden  until  an 
 ideal time  . 
 E.g.-  The  prosecutor  had  an  ace  in  the 
 hole: an eyewitness. 
 Sol.387.(d)  For  old  time's  sake  -  Because 
 of sentimental memories of the past 
 E.g.-  Let’s  go  back  to  village  for  old 
 time’s sake. 
 Sol.388.(b)  Water  under  the  bridge  - 
 Anything  from  the  past  that  isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 Yes,  we  did  have  our  disagreements,  but 
 that's water under the bridge. 
 Sol.389.(d)  Give  cold  shoulder  -  Ignore, 
 avoid or be unfriendly towards someone 
 E.g.  I  fought  with  my  cousin,  and  he  is 
 now giving me the cold shoulder. 
 Sol.390.(a) 
 To twiddle one's thumbs -  To be idle. 
 E.g.  I  arrived  early  for  the  meeting  so  I 
 was  twiddling  my  thumbs  for  half  an 
 hour. 
 Sol.391.(a)  Armed  to  the  teeth  -  Fully 
 armed, having many weapons 
 E.g.  The police were armed to the teeth. 
 Sol.392.(c) 
 To sleep like a dog -  To sleep soundly 
 E.g.  He  slept  like  a  dog,  sixteen  hours  a 
 day,  rising  to  eat  and  smoke,  and  then 
 falling  back  in  his  bunk,  where  he  coiled 
 himself  very  much  like  a  hibernating 
 bear. 
 Sol.393.(d)  Apropos  of  nothing  -  Having 
 no  relevance  to  any  previous  discussion 
 or situation. 
 E.g  .  So,  apropos  of  nothing,  I  need  to  ask 
 you about one last thing. 
 Sol.394.(a)  Neck  of  the  woods  - 
 Neighbourhood 
 E.g  -  I  haven't  been  in  this  neck  of  the 
 woods for years. 
 Sol.395.(d)  Zero  tolerance  -  A  policy  of 
 not  allowing  any  violations  of  a  rule  or 
 law 
 E.g.  I  need  zero  tolerance  in  the 
 recruitment process. 
 Sol.396.(a)  To  bridge  the  gap  -  To  reduce 
 differences and reconcile 
 E.g.  The  idea  was  to  bridge  the  gap 
 between  citizens  and  the  Union's 
 institutions. 
 Sol.397.(a) High and dry -  Abandoned 
 E.g  -  They  pulled  out  of  the  deal  at  the 
 last minute leaving us high and dry. 
 Sol.398.(a)  The  whole  ball  of  wax  - 
 everything  related  to  a  particular 
 situation; the whole thing. 
 E.g  -  He  came  back  from  Chicago  with 
 the contract for the whole ball of wax. 
 Sol.399.(d)  Method  to  my  madness  - 
 Strange  or  crazy  actions  that  appear 
 meaningless  but  in  the  end  are  done  for 
 a good reason. 
 E.g.  He  keeps  talking  to  himself  loudly, 
 but  he  insists  there  is  a  method  in  his 
 madness. 
 Sol.400.(a)  To  lay  someone  by  the  heels 
 -  To con?ne somebody in prison. 
 E.g.  Superior  forces  laid  the  invaders  by 
 the heels. 
 Sol.401.(b)  To  make  one's  mark  -  To 
 attain success. 
 E.g.  He’s  only  been  here  four  days  but 
 he’s already made his mark. 
 Sol.402.(b)  Have  people  rolling  in  the 
 aisles  -  Make  an  audience  laugh 
 uncontrollably. 
 E.g.  The  comedian  made  the  audience 
 rolling in the aisles. 
 Sol.403.(d) 
 To breast the tape -  To win a race 
 E.g.-  Goutam  is  able  to  sprint  ahead  and 
 breast the tape. 
 Sol.404.(d)  Good  grief  -  An  expression  of 
 surprise or frustration 
 E.g.  Oh  God,  good  grief  we  are  again 
 stuck in a tra?c jam. 
 Sol.405.(d)  To  jump  out  of  one's  skin  -  To 
 be extremely surprised 
 E.g.  My  friends  made  me  jump  out  of  my 
 skin on my birthday. 
 Sol.406.(a)  Penny  wise  and  pound 
 foolish  -  Careless  with  large  amounts, 
 but not small. 
 E.g-  someone  who  will  drive  across 
 town  to  save  ?ve  cents  a  gallon  on 
 gasoline  but  just  recently  purchased  a 
 BMW  that  he  or  she  cannot  afford  could 
 be  said  to  be  “penny  wise  and  pound 
 foolish.” 
 Sol.407.(d)  Appeal  to  Caesar  -  Appeal  to 
 the highest possible authority 
 E.g.  Paul appealed to Caesar for justice. 
 Sol.408.(b)  A  bite  at  the  cherry  -  An 
 attempt or opportunity to do something. 
 E.g.  I  got  a  bite  at  the  cherry  after  my 
 ?rst attempt at the task. 
 Sol.409.(a)  Save  your  breath  -  To  make 
 an effort that will be futile 
 E.g.  If  you  tell  someone  to  save  their 
 breath,  you  mean  that  they  should  not 
 bother  saying  something,  because  you 
 will  not  agree  to  it  or  you  do  not  want  to 
 hear it. 
 Sol.410.(b)  A  beast  of  burden  -  An 
 animal that carries luggage 
 E.g.  One  beast  of  burden  is  not  enough 
 to pull the cart. Get another one. 
 Sol.411.(a)  Cast  someone  adrift  -  To 
 leave  someone  without  any  support  or 
 purpose 
 E.g.  His  parents  cut  her  adrift  after  they 
 found drugs in his room. 
 Sol.412.(b) 
 To take the veil -  To become a nun 
 E.g.  The young woman took the veil after 
 her ?ance died. 
 Sol.413.(b)  T  o the manner born -  To do 
 something  as  though  it  is  coming 
 naturally 
 E.g.  She  took  to  her  new  life  as  to  the 
 manner born. 
 Sol.414.(a) Be my guest -  Please do it 
 E.g.  Do  you  mind  if  I  use  your  phone? 
 sure, be my guest. 
 Sol.415.(c) 
 To  have  a  nodding  acquaintance  -  Know 
 somebody / something slightly 
 E.g.  I  have  a  nodding  acquaintance  with 
 Jack’s novels. 
 Sol.416.(d) 
 The whys and wherefores -  Reasons 
 E.g  She  explained  the  whys  and  the 
 wherefores of the sudden price increase. 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.417.  The  team  members  seem  to  be 
 running around in circles. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023) 
 (a) To be extremely successful 
 (b) Hardly any time to breathe 
 (c) To be very active but with few results 
 (d) Very dynamic and hardworking 
 Q.418. Achilles’ Heel 
 SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023) 
 (a) Irrelevant thing  (b) Vulnerable point 
 (c) Fast runner        (d) Costly item 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.417.(c)  Running  around  in  circles  -  to 
 be very active but with few results. 
 Sol.418.(b) 
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 Achilles’ Heel  - vulnerable point. 
 E.g.-  Varun  is  trying  to  cut  the  body  fat 
 but desert is his Achilles’ Heel. 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.419.  In weal and woe 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) In sad and gloomy days 
 (b) In happiness and good times 
 (c) In prosperity and adversity 
 (d) In despair and failure 
 Q.420.  He was murdered  in cold blood. 
 SSC CGL  01/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) in cold weather 
 (b) deliberately 
 (c) when blood was cold 
 (d) regretfully 
 Q.421.  A skeleton in the cupboard 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) A popular fact which is not hidden 
 (b) A popular fact to be kept secret 
 (c) An embarrassing fact not to be kept 
 secret 
 (d) An embarrassing fact to be kept 
 secret 
 Q.422. Fly into a passion 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be aggressive at times 
 (b) To become aggressive often 
 (c) To become angry suddenly 
 (d) To be always angry 
 Q.423.  Mr.  Raghav  racked  his  brain  ,  but 
 couldn't think where he had left the book. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) thought very hard 
 (b) had a series of consecutive 
 thoughts 
 (c) knew it, but couldn't quite 
 remember it 
 (d) thought he had heard something 
 before 
 Q.424.  By  the  end  of  the  football  match, 
 feelings had  reached fever pitch  . 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) in or to many places 
 (b) to get so strong that one cannot 
 control them 
 (c) be extremely serious and worrying 
 (d) start well 
 Q.425.  Cut a poor ?gure 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) In a poor state 
 (b) To put a good impression 
 (c) To put a bad impression 
 (d) Bad physical form 
 Q.426.  “Just add a bit of cheese to your 
 pasta and  Bob’s your uncle!”  Reena 
 suggested to me over dinner last night. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) It becomes easily and quickly 
 achievable 
 (b) It changes the appearance 
 (c) It ruins everything 
 (d) It changes nothing 
 Q.427.  Select  the  most  appropriate  idiom 
 that  can  substitute  the  italicised  words  in 
 the given sentence. 
 He  was  sacked  from  his  job  because  of  a 
 grave  error  on his part. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) raining cats and dogs 
 (b) minding one’s p’s and q’s 
 (c) picking holes in one’s cot 
 (d) Himalayan blunder 
 Q.428.  The  announcement  of  the  new 
 tourism  policy  of  the  government  has 
 made some people  excited or interested  . 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Pull out all the stops 
 (b) Run around in circles 
 (c) Quicken the pulse 
 (d) Reach for the moon 
 Q.429.  Select  the  most  appropriate  idiom 
 that  can  substitute  the  italicised  words  in 
 the given sentence. 
 Some  people  still  feel  that  they  have  very 
 little  freedom  to  be  innovative  in  their 
 work. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) elbow room 
 (b) an old lady 
 (c) an old head on young shoulders 
 (d) to make a pile 
 Q.430.  When  the  war  breaks  out,  all  the 
 war  mongering  social  media  activists 
 become  yellow bellies  . 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Zealots  (b) Cowards 
 (c) Sceptics           (d) Upset stomachs 
 Q.431. A rolling stone gathers no moss 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A person who settles for a short 
 time and runs from place to place, 
 enjoying his freedom 
 (b) A person who does not settle 
 anywhere for a short time, and is 
 always searching for gold 
 (c) A person who settles for a long 
 time and leads a boring and useless 
 Life 
 (d) A person who does not settle in 
 one place for a long time, does not 
 gain wealth, name or fame 
 Q.432.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 option to ?ll in the blank. 
 The great director Satyajit Ray after 
 receiving  the  Honorary  Academic  Award 
 from  Audrey  Hepburn  ,_____in  his  Kolkata 
 home. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) breathed his last 
 (b) nipped in the bud 
 (c) kept the ball rolling 
 (d) dug the grave 
 Q.433.  Take something at face value 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Accept something as it looks 
 without  thinking about whether it 
 might, in fact,not be quite what it 
 appears 
 (b) According to the appearance of 
 something 
 (c) Not laugh or change your 
 expression  even though you want 
 to laugh 
 (d) Show that you do not like 
 something by making an unpleasant 
 expression 
 Q.434.  Cudgel one’s brain 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Thinking about a debate 
 (b) To think hard 
 (c) Not to think 
 (d) To overthink 
 Q.435.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 option  to ?ll in the blank. 
 One  has  to  be  persistent  in  studies  if 
 he/she  wants  to  get  his/her  dream  job. 
 Success  will  remain  unattainable  if  one 
 studies ________. 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) root and branch 
 (b) the three R’s 
 (c) in ups and downs 
 (d) by ?ts and starts 
 Q.436.  I  bought  some  extra  copies  from 
 the  stationery  shop.  These  may  come  in 
 handy  during exams. 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Be useful  (b) Cause trouble 
 (c) Be sold  (d) Bring luck 
 Q.437.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 option to ?ll in the blank. 
 One  has  to  ________the  risks  associated 
 with global warming. 
 SSC CGL  08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) cook in mind  (b) bear in mind 
 (c) take in mind  (d) break in mind 
 Q.438.  Someone’s  heart  is  in  the  right 
 place 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Suddenly feel so excited or 
 frightened  that your heart beats 
 faster 
 (b) Change your opinion or the way you 
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 Sol.360.(a)  Food  for  thought  - 
 something to think about 
 Sol.361.(a)  In  the  heat  of  the  moment  - 
 At time when you cannot think carefully 
 Sol.362.(c)  crossed  the  Rubicon  -  made 
 an  irreversible  change,  that  will  greatly 
 impact his life 
 Sol.363.(b)  Ethnic  Cleansing  -  Killing  of 
 a  certain  ethnic  or  religious  group  on  a 
 massive scale. 
 E.g.-  During  the  con?ict,  the  region 
 witnessed  the  horrifying  act  of  ethnic 
 cleansing,  with  countless  innocent  lives 
 lost. 
 Sol.364.(d)  Got  this  game  in  the  bag  - 
 Won this game certainly 
 Sol.365.(c)  Fixed  in  one's  ways  -  Not 
 willing  or  wanting  to  change  from  your 
 normal way of doing something. 
 E.g.  -  He  is  ?xed  in  his  ways.  He  always 
 follows  the  same  procedure  in  order  to 
 complete the projects. 
 Sol.366.(a)  Cold  ?sh  -  A  person  lacking 
 in sympathy 
 E.g.  -  Ashish  is  a  cold  ?sh  because  he 
 barely helps anyone in pain. 
 Sol.367.(a)  Go  bananas  -  to  become 
 excited or angry 
 E.g.-  She'll  go  bananas  when  you  tell  her 
 the news. 
 Sol.368.(a)  To  pull  your  weight  -  to  do 
 your full share of work 
 E.g.-  In  group  projects,  everyone  must 
 pull  their  weight  and  contribute  equally 
 for success. 
 Sol.369.(a) Scraping the bottom of the 
 barrel  -  selecting  from  the  last  or  worst 
 of the resources left. 
 E.g.-  They  had  to  scrape  the  bottom  of 
 the  barrel  to  ?nd  someone  willing  to  do 
 the job. 
 Sol.370.(a)  Greek  to  her  -  not 
 understood by her 
 Sol.371.(c)  Be  at  a  crossroads  -  To  make 
 a very important decision 
 E.g.  -  After  completing  her  education,  she 
 found  herself  at  a  crossroads,  unsure  of 
 which career path to pursue. 
 Sol.372.(d)  To  pick  holes  in  someone's 
 coat -  to ?nd fault with someone. 
 E.g.-  She  constantly  ?nds  faults  in  his 
 work,  no  matter  how  much  effort  he  puts 
 in. 
 Sol.373.(a)  jumping  in  with  both  feet  - 
 coming to conclusions too quickly 
 Sol.374.(c)  Rust  bucket  -  A  vehicle  that 
 is old or almost broken 
 E.g.  -  I  couldn't  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
 saw  him  driving  that  old  rust  bucket  of  a 
 car. 
 Sol.375.(a) Hit the hay -  To go to bed 
 E.g.  -  After  a  long  day  at  work,  I  was 
 exhausted  and  decided  to  hit  the  hay 
 early. 
 Sol.376.(c)  A  taste  of  his  own  medicine  - 
 when  you  are  mistreated  the  same  way 
 you mistreat others 
 Sol.377.(d)  A  broth  of  a  boy  -  a  lively, 
 energetic young person. 
 E.g.-  He's  a  broth  of  a  boy,  always  full  of 
 energy and mischief. 
 Sol.378.(d)  To  eat  crow  -  To  admit  that 
 one is wrong 
 E.g.  -  When  the  weatherman  predicted 
 sunshine  but  it  rained  all  day,  he  had  to 
 eat crow for his inaccurate forecast. 
 Sol.379.(d)  A  drop  in  a  bucket  - 
 insigni?cant  compared  to  the  required 
 amount. 
 Sol.380.(c)  Long  in  the  tooth  -  To  be  old, 
 often too old to do something. 
 E.g.-  She's  still  a  great  dancer,  but  she's 
 getting a little long in the tooth. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.381. A shot in the dark. 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Shooting in the night 
 (b) Randomly doing something,  the 
 outcome of which is unknown 
 (c) Ablind man's cane 
 (d) Looking at the stars 
 Q.382. A Bull market 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A fertile ?eld 
 (b) A market where cattle is traded 
 (c) To boast 
 (d) Market where prices are rising 
 Q.383.  To shake in one's shoes 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be afraid 
 (b) To leave no remark 
 (c) An unpleasant scenario 
 (d) To fail to understand 
 Q.384. Slack off 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To understand a hidden meaning 
 (b) To ease pressure on something 
 (c) To make most effort 
 (d) To be very rude 
 Q.385. Pig in a poke 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To bring something to an end 
 (b) A brave man amongst all the cowards 
 (c) Something that is bought without 
 examining properly 
 (d) To obstruct someone's work 
 Q.386. Ace in the hole 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To create noisy disturbances so that 
 competitors are unable to work. 
 (b) A major advantage that one keeps 
 hidden until an ideal time. 
 (c) To attempt to do the impossible. 
 (d) To suffer an injury on the lower body. 
 Q.387.  For old time's sake 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To consider the options 
 (b) Deliberately stop someone 
 (c) To be friends with an old person 
 (d) Because of sentimental memories of 
 the past 
 Q.388. Water under the bridge 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be very sick 
 (b) Anything from the past that isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 (c) A paranormal sense that allows you 
 to communicate with the dead. 
 (d) someone else who takes the blame. 
 Q.389. Give cold shoulder 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Start doing something before the 
 appropriate time 
 (b) Be guiltless 
 (c) Think only of one thing 
 (d) Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards 
 someone 
 Q.390. To twiddle one's thumbs 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be idle 
 (b) To play safe 
 (c) To waste one's resources 
 (d) To show no mercy 
 Q.391. Armed to the teeth 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fully armed, having many weapons 
 (b) Different attacking techniques 
 (c) Safeguard oneself in every possible 
 way 
 (d) To have no weapon to ?ght 
 Q.392. To sleep like a dog 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To be less mindful 
 (b) To be insomniac 
 (c) To sleep soundly 
 (d) To make noise while sleeping 
 Q.393. Apropos of nothing 
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 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Any di?cult situation or obstacle 
 (b) To be enraged 
 (c) Almost everything and anything has 
 been included 
 (d) Having no relevance to any previous 
 discussion or situation 
 Q.394. Neck of the woods 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neighbourhood  (b) Barren land 
 (c) Valley                    (d) Highways 
 Q.395. Zero tolerance 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To detect someone in the group is 
 betraying the others 
 (b) Riding in the front passenger seat of 
 a car 
 (c) To escape and not have to pay 
 (d) A policy of not allowing any violations 
 of a rule or law 
 Q.396. To bridge the gap 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To reduce differences and reconcile 
 (b) To push people apart 
 (c) To mend a broken bridge 
 (d) To slander someone 
 Q.397.  High and dry 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Abandoned    (b) Occasionally 
 (c) Perplexed       (d) Failed 
 Q.398.  The whole ball of wax 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Everything  (b) Sagacious 
 (c) Meagre  (d) Complete disaster 
 Q.399. Method to my madness 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Someone who is unpredictable and 
 can cause damage if not kept 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. 
 Q.400.  To lay someone by the heels 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To con?ne somebody in prison 
 (b) To gain support 
 (c) To praise someone 
 (d) To force someone for something 
 Q.401. To make one's mark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To prove a point    (b) To attain success 
 (c) To make no effort (d) To be indifferent 
 Q.402.  Have people rolling in the aisles 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To use false promises to pull people 
 on one's side 
 (b) Make an audience  laugh uncontrollably 
 (c) To have a dispute with someone 
 (d) Willing to do something immediately 
 Q.403.  To breast the tape 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To shut someone's mouth 
 (b) To create problems 
 (c) To bring joy 
 (d) To win a race 
 Q.404.  Good grief 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To dig a hole 
 (b) To be very systematic 
 (c) To try everything possible 
 (d) An expression of surprise or 
 Frustration 
 Q.405.  To jump out of one's skin 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To argue with someone 
 (b) To feel immense pain 
 (c) To show one's real side 
 (d) To be extremely surprised 
 Q.406. Penny wise and pound foolish 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Careless with large amounts, but not 
 small 
 (b) To act like a fool 
 (c) An intelligent person who behaves 
 foolishly 
 (d) Dissipating money without caring 
 about consequences 
 Q.407. Appeal to Caesar 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) An authority given to a foolish person 
 (b) To expect good from a wrong person 
 (c) To live in a false reality 
 (d) Appeal to the highest possible 
 Authority 
 Q.408. A bite at the cherry 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) A wrong move 
 (b) An attempt or opportunity to do 
 something 
 (c) To have a leverage over someone 
 (d) A dog bite 
 Q.409. Save your breath 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) To make an effort that will be futile 
 (b) To hold one's anger 
 (c) To work hard 
 (d) To be resentful 
 Q.410.  A beast of burden 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) A liability 
 (b) An animal that carries luggage 
 (c) A person who works hardly 
 (d) A violent man 
 Q.411. Cast someone adrift 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) To leave someone without any 
 support or purpose 
 (b) To change plan suddenly 
 (c) Call someone repeatedly 
 (d) To blame someone for One's mistakes 
 Q.412. To take the veil 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To help someone 
 (b) To become a nun 
 (c) To take a responsibility 
 (d) To show interest 
 Q.413. To the manner born 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To have high manners 
 (b) To do something as though it is 
 coming naturally 
 (c) To be sophisticated 
 (d) To give a ride to someone 
 Q.414. Be my guest 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Please do it  (b) Stop, don't go ahead 
 (c) Be with me  (d) Come with me 
 Q.415. To have a nodding acquaintance 
 SSC CHSL 21/f03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) To have a great experience 
 (b) To neglect all the parameters 
 (c) Know somebody/something slightly 
 (d) To have nothing in common 
 Q.416.  The whys and wherefores 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) References  (b) Circumstances 
 (c) Requirements  (d) Reasons 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.381.(b) A shot in the dark  - Randomly 
 doing  something,  the  outcome  of  which 
 is unknown. 
 E.g.  -  Ram  took  a  shot  in  the  dark  when 
 teacher  asked  him  for  trigonometric 
 formulas. 
 Sol.382.(d)  A  Bull  market  -  Market  where 
 prices are rising 
 E.g.  -  From  April  2003  to  January  2008, 
 the  Bombay  Stock  Exchange  Index  in 
 India  was  in  a  bull  market  trend,  rising 
 from 2,900 points to 21,000 points. 
 Sol.383.(a)  To  shake  in  one's  shoes  -  To 
 be afraid 
 E.g.  Harry  was  shaking  in  his  shoes  when 
 he saw the ghost. 
 Sol.384.(b)  Slack  off  -  to  ease  pressure 
 on something. 
 E.g.- Do not slack off in your studies. 
 Sol.385.(c)  Pig in a poke -  Something 
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 that  is  bought  without  examining 
 properly 
 E.g.-  Be  careful  about  buying  that  old  car. 
 It might turn out to be a pig in a poke. 
 Sol.386.(b)  Ace  in  the  hole  -  A  major 
 advantage  that  one  keeps  hidden  until  an 
 ideal time  . 
 E.g.-  The  prosecutor  had  an  ace  in  the 
 hole: an eyewitness. 
 Sol.387.(d)  For  old  time's  sake  -  Because 
 of sentimental memories of the past 
 E.g.-  Let’s  go  back  to  village  for  old 
 time’s sake. 
 Sol.388.(b)  Water  under  the  bridge  - 
 Anything  from  the  past  that  isn’t 
 signi?cant or important anymore. 
 Yes,  we  did  have  our  disagreements,  but 
 that's water under the bridge. 
 Sol.389.(d)  Give  cold  shoulder  -  Ignore, 
 avoid or be unfriendly towards someone 
 E.g.  I  fought  with  my  cousin,  and  he  is 
 now giving me the cold shoulder. 
 Sol.390.(a) 
 To twiddle one's thumbs -  To be idle. 
 E.g.  I  arrived  early  for  the  meeting  so  I 
 was  twiddling  my  thumbs  for  half  an 
 hour. 
 Sol.391.(a)  Armed  to  the  teeth  -  Fully 
 armed, having many weapons 
 E.g.  The police were armed to the teeth. 
 Sol.392.(c) 
 To sleep like a dog -  To sleep soundly 
 E.g.  He  slept  like  a  dog,  sixteen  hours  a 
 day,  rising  to  eat  and  smoke,  and  then 
 falling  back  in  his  bunk,  where  he  coiled 
 himself  very  much  like  a  hibernating 
 bear. 
 Sol.393.(d)  Apropos  of  nothing  -  Having 
 no  relevance  to  any  previous  discussion 
 or situation. 
 E.g  .  So,  apropos  of  nothing,  I  need  to  ask 
 you about one last thing. 
 Sol.394.(a)  Neck  of  the  woods  - 
 Neighbourhood 
 E.g  -  I  haven't  been  in  this  neck  of  the 
 woods for years. 
 Sol.395.(d)  Zero  tolerance  -  A  policy  of 
 not  allowing  any  violations  of  a  rule  or 
 law 
 E.g.  I  need  zero  tolerance  in  the 
 recruitment process. 
 Sol.396.(a)  To  bridge  the  gap  -  To  reduce 
 differences and reconcile 
 E.g.  The  idea  was  to  bridge  the  gap 
 between  citizens  and  the  Union's 
 institutions. 
 Sol.397.(a) High and dry -  Abandoned 
 E.g  -  They  pulled  out  of  the  deal  at  the 
 last minute leaving us high and dry. 
 Sol.398.(a)  The  whole  ball  of  wax  - 
 everything  related  to  a  particular 
 situation; the whole thing. 
 E.g  -  He  came  back  from  Chicago  with 
 the contract for the whole ball of wax. 
 Sol.399.(d)  Method  to  my  madness  - 
 Strange  or  crazy  actions  that  appear 
 meaningless  but  in  the  end  are  done  for 
 a good reason. 
 E.g.  He  keeps  talking  to  himself  loudly, 
 but  he  insists  there  is  a  method  in  his 
 madness. 
 Sol.400.(a)  To  lay  someone  by  the  heels 
 -  To con?ne somebody in prison. 
 E.g.  Superior  forces  laid  the  invaders  by 
 the heels. 
 Sol.401.(b)  To  make  one's  mark  -  To 
 attain success. 
 E.g.  He’s  only  been  here  four  days  but 
 he’s already made his mark. 
 Sol.402.(b)  Have  people  rolling  in  the 
 aisles  -  Make  an  audience  laugh 
 uncontrollably. 
 E.g.  The  comedian  made  the  audience 
 rolling in the aisles. 
 Sol.403.(d) 
 To breast the tape -  To win a race 
 E.g.-  Goutam  is  able  to  sprint  ahead  and 
 breast the tape. 
 Sol.404.(d)  Good  grief  -  An  expression  of 
 surprise or frustration 
 E.g.  Oh  God,  good  grief  we  are  again 
 stuck in a tra?c jam. 
 Sol.405.(d)  To  jump  out  of  one's  skin  -  To 
 be extremely surprised 
 E.g.  My  friends  made  me  jump  out  of  my 
 skin on my birthday. 
 Sol.406.(a)  Penny  wise  and  pound 
 foolish  -  Careless  with  large  amounts, 
 but not small. 
 E.g-  someone  who  will  drive  across 
 town  to  save  ?ve  cents  a  gallon  on 
 gasoline  but  just  recently  purchased  a 
 BMW  that  he  or  she  cannot  afford  could 
 be  said  to  be  “penny  wise  and  pound 
 foolish.” 
 Sol.407.(d)  Appeal  to  Caesar  -  Appeal  to 
 the highest possible authority 
 E.g.  Paul appealed to Caesar for justice. 
 Sol.408.(b)  A  bite  at  the  cherry  -  An 
 attempt or opportunity to do something. 
 E.g.  I  got  a  bite  at  the  cherry  after  my 
 ?rst attempt at the task. 
 Sol.409.(a)  Save  your  breath  -  To  make 
 an effort that will be futile 
 E.g.  If  you  tell  someone  to  save  their 
 breath,  you  mean  that  they  should  not 
 bother  saying  something,  because  you 
 will  not  agree  to  it  or  you  do  not  want  to 
 hear it. 
 Sol.410.(b)  A  beast  of  burden  -  An 
 animal that carries luggage 
 E.g.  One  beast  of  burden  is  not  enough 
 to pull the cart. Get another one. 
 Sol.411.(a)  Cast  someone  adrift  -  To 
 leave  someone  without  any  support  or 
 purpose 
 E.g.  His  parents  cut  her  adrift  after  they 
 found drugs in his room. 
 Sol.412.(b) 
 To take the veil -  To become a nun 
 E.g.  The young woman took the veil after 
 her ?ance died. 
 Sol.413.(b)  T  o the manner born -  To do 
 something  as  though  it  is  coming 
 naturally 
 E.g.  She  took  to  her  new  life  as  to  the 
 manner born. 
 Sol.414.(a) Be my guest -  Please do it 
 E.g.  Do  you  mind  if  I  use  your  phone? 
 sure, be my guest. 
 Sol.415.(c) 
 To  have  a  nodding  acquaintance  -  Know 
 somebody / something slightly 
 E.g.  I  have  a  nodding  acquaintance  with 
 Jack’s novels. 
 Sol.416.(d) 
 The whys and wherefores -  Reasons 
 E.g  She  explained  the  whys  and  the 
 wherefores of the sudden price increase. 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.417.  The  team  members  seem  to  be 
 running around in circles. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023) 
 (a) To be extremely successful 
 (b) Hardly any time to breathe 
 (c) To be very active but with few results 
 (d) Very dynamic and hardworking 
 Q.418. Achilles’ Heel 
 SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023) 
 (a) Irrelevant thing  (b) Vulnerable point 
 (c) Fast runner        (d) Costly item 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.417.(c)  Running  around  in  circles  -  to 
 be very active but with few results. 
 Sol.418.(b) 
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 Achilles’ Heel  - vulnerable point. 
 E.g.-  Varun  is  trying  to  cut  the  body  fat 
 but desert is his Achilles’ Heel. 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.419.  In weal and woe 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) In sad and gloomy days 
 (b) In happiness and good times 
 (c) In prosperity and adversity 
 (d) In despair and failure 
 Q.420.  He was murdered  in cold blood. 
 SSC CGL  01/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) in cold weather 
 (b) deliberately 
 (c) when blood was cold 
 (d) regretfully 
 Q.421.  A skeleton in the cupboard 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) A popular fact which is not hidden 
 (b) A popular fact to be kept secret 
 (c) An embarrassing fact not to be kept 
 secret 
 (d) An embarrassing fact to be kept 
 secret 
 Q.422. Fly into a passion 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To be aggressive at times 
 (b) To become aggressive often 
 (c) To become angry suddenly 
 (d) To be always angry 
 Q.423.  Mr.  Raghav  racked  his  brain  ,  but 
 couldn't think where he had left the book. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) thought very hard 
 (b) had a series of consecutive 
 thoughts 
 (c) knew it, but couldn't quite 
 remember it 
 (d) thought he had heard something 
 before 
 Q.424.  By  the  end  of  the  football  match, 
 feelings had  reached fever pitch  . 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) in or to many places 
 (b) to get so strong that one cannot 
 control them 
 (c) be extremely serious and worrying 
 (d) start well 
 Q.425.  Cut a poor ?gure 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) In a poor state 
 (b) To put a good impression 
 (c) To put a bad impression 
 (d) Bad physical form 
 Q.426.  “Just add a bit of cheese to your 
 pasta and  Bob’s your uncle!”  Reena 
 suggested to me over dinner last night. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) It becomes easily and quickly 
 achievable 
 (b) It changes the appearance 
 (c) It ruins everything 
 (d) It changes nothing 
 Q.427.  Select  the  most  appropriate  idiom 
 that  can  substitute  the  italicised  words  in 
 the given sentence. 
 He  was  sacked  from  his  job  because  of  a 
 grave  error  on his part. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) raining cats and dogs 
 (b) minding one’s p’s and q’s 
 (c) picking holes in one’s cot 
 (d) Himalayan blunder 
 Q.428.  The  announcement  of  the  new 
 tourism  policy  of  the  government  has 
 made some people  excited or interested  . 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Pull out all the stops 
 (b) Run around in circles 
 (c) Quicken the pulse 
 (d) Reach for the moon 
 Q.429.  Select  the  most  appropriate  idiom 
 that  can  substitute  the  italicised  words  in 
 the given sentence. 
 Some  people  still  feel  that  they  have  very 
 little  freedom  to  be  innovative  in  their 
 work. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) elbow room 
 (b) an old lady 
 (c) an old head on young shoulders 
 (d) to make a pile 
 Q.430.  When  the  war  breaks  out,  all  the 
 war  mongering  social  media  activists 
 become  yellow bellies  . 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Zealots  (b) Cowards 
 (c) Sceptics           (d) Upset stomachs 
 Q.431. A rolling stone gathers no moss 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) A person who settles for a short 
 time and runs from place to place, 
 enjoying his freedom 
 (b) A person who does not settle 
 anywhere for a short time, and is 
 always searching for gold 
 (c) A person who settles for a long 
 time and leads a boring and useless 
 Life 
 (d) A person who does not settle in 
 one place for a long time, does not 
 gain wealth, name or fame 
 Q.432.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 option to ?ll in the blank. 
 The great director Satyajit Ray after 
 receiving  the  Honorary  Academic  Award 
 from  Audrey  Hepburn  ,_____in  his  Kolkata 
 home. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) breathed his last 
 (b) nipped in the bud 
 (c) kept the ball rolling 
 (d) dug the grave 
 Q.433.  Take something at face value 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Accept something as it looks 
 without  thinking about whether it 
 might, in fact,not be quite what it 
 appears 
 (b) According to the appearance of 
 something 
 (c) Not laugh or change your 
 expression  even though you want 
 to laugh 
 (d) Show that you do not like 
 something by making an unpleasant 
 expression 
 Q.434.  Cudgel one’s brain 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Thinking about a debate 
 (b) To think hard 
 (c) Not to think 
 (d) To overthink 
 Q.435.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 option  to ?ll in the blank. 
 One  has  to  be  persistent  in  studies  if 
 he/she  wants  to  get  his/her  dream  job. 
 Success  will  remain  unattainable  if  one 
 studies ________. 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) root and branch 
 (b) the three R’s 
 (c) in ups and downs 
 (d) by ?ts and starts 
 Q.436.  I  bought  some  extra  copies  from 
 the  stationery  shop.  These  may  come  in 
 handy  during exams. 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Be useful  (b) Cause trouble 
 (c) Be sold  (d) Bring luck 
 Q.437.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 option to ?ll in the blank. 
 One  has  to  ________the  risks  associated 
 with global warming. 
 SSC CGL  08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) cook in mind  (b) bear in mind 
 (c) take in mind  (d) break in mind 
 Q.438.  Someone’s  heart  is  in  the  right 
 place 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Suddenly feel so excited or 
 frightened  that your heart beats 
 faster 
 (b) Change your opinion or the way you 
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 (c) Share secret worries with someone 
 else 
 (d) Someone is good even if they 
 sometimes behave in a wrong 
 manner 
 Q.439. Down the tubes 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Minting money 
 (b) Failing completely 
 (c) Being informal 
 (d) Going to swim 
 Q.440.  I  begged  him  to  reconsider  my 
 application, but he  put his foot down  . 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) stamped his foot down 
 (b) agreed to reconsider 
 (c) refused to yield 
 (d) did not run 
 Q.441. Lose your marbles 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) To go insane 
 (b) To handle stress 
 (c) To lower down anger 
 (d) To be patient 
 Q.442.  The  sailor  tells  great  tales  of 
 adventure  that  you  should  take  with  a 
 grain of salt  . 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Great admiration 
 (b) Great patriotism 
 (c) Not take too seriously 
 (d) Be afraid to refrain from 
 Q.443.  Select  the  most  appropriate  idiom 
 that  can  substitute  the  italicised  words  in 
 the given sentence. 
 My  mother  said,  “Make  consistent 
 progress for success. ” 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) slow and steady  (b) make a habit 
 (c) in and outs  (d) do’s and don’ts 
 Q.444.  I  must  tell  you  that  it  all  went 
 pear-shaped  after you left the meeting in 
 the middle. 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Went terribly wrong 
 (b) Became very entertaining 
 (c) Became tragic 
 (d) Turned out ?ne 
 Q.445.  Select  the  idiom  from  the  given 
 options  that  gives  the  most  appropriate 
 meaning  of  the  highlighted  text  in  the 
 following sentence. 
 A  village  fair  is  a  place  that  contains 
 many  interesting  objects  .  People  of  all 
 age groups eagerly wait for this. 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Road to Damascus 
 (b) Ivory tower 
 (c) Aladdin’s cave 
 (d) Jewel in the crown 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.419.(c)  In  weal  and  woe  -  in  prosperity 
 and adversity 
 E.g.-  Rahul  is  my  best  friend,  I  can  count 
 on him to be there in weal and woe. 
 Sol.420.(b)  In cold blood-  deliberately. 
 Sol.421.(d)  A  skeleton  in  the  cupboard- 
 an embarrassing fact to be kept secret. 
 E.g.-  On  accepting  the  job,  Rahul  assured 
 his  employers  that  he  had  no  skeletons 
 in the cupboard. 
 Sol.422.(c)  Fly  into  a  passion  -  to  become 
 angry suddenly. 
 E.g.-  The  political  leader  ?ew  into  a 
 passion on being asked about the scam. 
 Sol.423.(a)  thought very hard. 
 ‘Racked  his  brain’  is  a  phrase  that  means 
 to  think  very  hard.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  Mr.  Raghav  thought  very  hard, 
 but  couldn't  think  where  he  had  left  the 
 book.  Hence,  ‘thought  very  hard’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.424.(b)  to  get  so  strong  that  one 
 cannot control them 
 ‘Fever  pitch’  is  a  phrase  that  means  a 
 state  of  extreme  excitement.  The  given 
 sentence  states  that  by  the  end  of  the 
 football  match,  feelings  had  reached  a 
 state  of  extreme  excitement.  Hence, 
 ‘fever pitch’ is the most appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.425.(c)  Cut  a  poor  ?gure-  to  put  a 
 bad impression. 
 E.g.-  I  cut  a  poor  ?gure  in  my  last  show 
 as it was an extempore. 
 Sol.426.(a) Bob’s your uncle -  it becomes 
 easily and quickly achievable. 
 Sol.427.(d)  Himalayan  blunder-  a  very 
 serious mistake or error, grave error. 
 Sol.428.(c)  ‘Quicken  the  pulse’  is  a 
 phrase that means excited or interested. 
 Sol.429.(a) Elbow room-  little freedom. 
 Sol.430.(b) Yellow bellies-  cowards. 
 E.g.-  George  is  a  yellow-bellied  guy,  don't 
 send him on such a tough assignment. 
 Sol.431.(d)  A  rolling  stone  gathers  no 
 moss-  a  person  who  does  not  settle  in 
 one  place  for  a  long  time,  does  not  gain 
 wealth, name or fame. 
 Sol.432.(a)  breathed his last. 
 ‘Breathed his last’ means to die. The 
 given  sentence  states  that  the  great 
 director  Satyajit  Ray  after  receiving  the 
 Honorary  Academic  Award  from  Audrey 
 Hepburn,  died  in  his  Kolkata  home. 
 Hence,  ‘breathed  his  last’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.433.(a)  Take  something  at  face 
 value  -  accept  something  as  it  looks 
 without  thinking  about  whether  it  might, 
 in fact, not be quite what it appears. 
 E.g.-  Udit  seems  very  sweet  but  be 
 careful of taking people at face value. 
 Sol.434.(b) 
 Cudgel one’s brain -  to think hard. 
 E.g.-  Neha  cudgelled  her  brains,  trying  to 
 decide what had caused such a problem. 
 Sol.435.(d)  ‘By ?ts and starts’ means 
 something  happening  with  irregular 
 intervals  of  action  and  inaction.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  success  will 
 remain  unattainable  if  one  studies 
 irregularly.  Hence,  ‘by  ?ts  and  starts’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.436.(a)  Come in handy- be useful. 
 Sol.437.(b)  ‘Bear  in  mind’  means  to 
 remember  a  fact  or  circumstance  and 
 take  it  into  account.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  one  has  to  take  into  account 
 the  risks  associated  with  global 
 warming.  Hence,  ‘bear  in  mind’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.438.(d)  Someone’s  heart  is  in  the 
 right  place  -  someone  is  good  even  if 
 they  sometimes  behave  in  a  wrong 
 manner. 
 Sol.439.(b) 
 Down the tubes-  failing completely. 
 E.g.-  All  the  hard  work  of  Tushar  for  the 
 project went down the tubes. 
 Sol.440.(c) 
 Put his foot down -  refused to yield. 
 Sol.441.(a)  Lose  your  marbles-  to  go 
 insane. 
 E.g.-  The  defence  lawyer  seems  to  have 
 lost  his  marbles  as  he  is  not  handling  the 
 witnesses properly. 
 Sol.442.(c)  Take with a grain of salt-  not 
 take too seriously. 
 Sol.443.(a)  Slow  and  steady-  make 
 consistent progress for success. 
 Sol.444.(a)  Went  pear  shaped-  went 
 terribly wrong. 
 Sol.445.(c)  Aladdin’s  cave  -  a  place  ?lled 
 with  a  great  number  and  variety  of 
 strange or precious items. 
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