Idioms & Phrases · SSC CGL previous year questions

2022 59 questions

1. Q792022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Red tape

   1. A.Catch someone at the moment they are doing something wrong
   2. B.Official rules and bureaucracy that make it difficult to do something
   3. C.Have a negative amount in your bank balance
   4. D.Something unimportant that takes attention away from the main subject
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   Answer: B

2. Q902022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. Let us know what you think in black and white.

   
   1. A.in darkness and light
   2. B.verbally
   3. C.in writing
   4. D.in black and white paint
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   Answer: C

3. Q942022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. I begged him to reconsider my application, but he put his foot down.

   
   1. A.stamped his foot down
   2. B.agreed to reconsider
   3. C.refused to yield
   4. D.did not run
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   Answer: C

4. Q852022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Fair-weather friends

   1. A.A person who is friends with you during the night
   2. B.A person who is friends with you every day
   3. C.A person whose friendship cannot be relied on in times
   4. D.A person who is friends with you in difficult times
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   Answer: C

5. Q872022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

   Select the sentence that uses the idiom correctly.

   1. A.Ranita was not selected for the job as she got cold feet.
   2. B.Walking bare feet on grass gave him cold feet.
   3. C.After too much cycling Arun got cold feet.
   4. D.One can swim easily with cold feet.
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   Answer: A

6. Q832022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. The new intern is a greenhorn and thus his superiors take advantage of him.

   
   1. A.Inexperienced
   2. B.Jealous
   3. C.Overenthusiastic
   4. D.Sick
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   Answer: A

7. Q762022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. After several years of cheating on his PhD work, the candidate finally had to face the music and lose the opportunity.

   
   1. A.Accept ignorance
   2. B.To accept unpleasant consequences
   3. C.Choose another alternative that is uninteresting
   4. D.Be exposed
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   Answer: B

8. Q952022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lose your marbles

   1. A.To go insane
   2. B.To handle stress
   3. C.To lower down anger
   4. D.To be patient
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   Answer: A

9. Q802022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Cudgel one’s brain

   1. A.Thinking about a debate
   2. B.To think hard
   3. C.Not to think
   4. D.To overthink
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   Answer: B

10. Q802022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. I bought some extra copies from the stationery shop. These may come in handy during exams.

    
    1. A.Be useful
    2. B.Cause trouble
    3. C.Be sold
    4. D.Bring luck
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    Answer: A

11. Q872022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Play it by ear

    1. A.To do something without special preparation
    2. B.To plan
    3. C.To listen carefully
    4. D.To improve
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    Answer: A

12. Q822022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. On cloud nine

    1. A.Flying
    2. B.Floating
    3. C.Dreaming
    4. D.Very happy
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    Answer: D

13. Q852022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Sentences of a paragraph are given in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary. B. India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and culture. C. The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English. D. Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay, respectively.

    1. A.ABCD
    2. B.ADCB
    3. C.DBCA
    4. D.DCAB
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    Answer: C

14. Q892022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Someone’s heart is in the right place

    1. A.Suddenly feel so excited or frightened that your heart beats faster
    2. B.Change your opinion or the way you feel
    3. C.Share secret worries with someone else
    4. D.Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner
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    Answer: D

15. Q842022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

    Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom. Down the tubes

    1. A.Minting money
    2. B.Failing completely
    3. C.Being informal
    4. D.Going to swim
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    Answer: B

16. Q802022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Nobody in the conference seemed to believe the cock and bull story about such a major movie star.

    
    1. A.Factual story
    2. B.Wildly exaggerated or falsified story
    3. C.Interesting story
    4. D.Secretive story
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    Answer: B

17. Q872022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. The game is now in full swing.

    
    1. A.very passive
    2. B.very uninteresting
    3. C.playing on the swings
    4. D.very active
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    Answer: D

18. Q802022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The MD of the company let the cat out of the bag by telling her secretary, who got the much coveted promotion.

    
    1. A.openly confess
    2. B.Creating a false story
    3. C.To allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to
    4. D.secretly confide
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    Answer: C

19. Q852022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Take something at face value

    1. A.Accept something as it looks without thinking about whether it might, in fact, not be quite what it appears
    2. B.According to the appearance of something
    3. C.Not laugh or change your expression even though you want to laugh
    4. D.Show that you do not like something by making an unpleasant expression
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    Answer: A

20. Q762022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom. Turn over a new leaf

    1. A.To begin again
    2. B.To stop finally
    3. C.To plant a tree
    4. D.To take a break
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    Answer: A

21. Q782022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. A fair-weather friend can never be trusted in the times of exigency.

    
    1. A.A close friend
    2. B.A pen friend
    3. C.A selfish friend
    4. D.An old acquaintance
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    Answer: C

22. Q812022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The lecture by the French professor seemed Latin and Greek to the young students.

    
    1. A.Interesting
    2. B.Lucid
    3. C.Unbiased
    4. D.Incomprehensible
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    Answer: D

23. Q862022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    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.

    1. A.elbow room
    2. B.an old lady
    3. C.an old head on young shoulders
    4. D.to make a pile
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    Answer: A

24. Q782022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. On the ball

    1. A.To be alert
    2. B.Doing a bad job
    3. C.Doing an average job
    4. D.To be lazy
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    Answer: A

25. Q952022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. When the war breaks out, all the war-mongering social media activists become yellow bellies.

    
    1. A.Zealots
    2. B.Cowards
    3. C.Sceptics
    4. D.Upset stomachs
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    Answer: B