IDIOMS/PHRASES
735. Four alternatives are given for       739. turn a blind eye                      743. going against the grain
      the Idiom/Phrase printed in                (1) to take on a task that is way          (1) doing things differently from
      bold. Choose the alternative                   too big                                    what you usually do
      which best ex presses the                  (2) to work late into the night            (2) doing things against the
      meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.               (3) to present a counter                       wishes of your close relations
      To eat one’s own words                         argument                               (3) doing things which you never
      (1) to offer bribe with sweet words        (4) to ignore a situation, facts or            heard of
      (2) to listen carefully                        reality                                (4) doing things which no one
                                                 Directions (740–741) : Four                    else has ever done till now
      (3) to remain silent
                                           alternatives are given for the Idiom/           Directions (744–748) : In each
      (4) forced to retract one’s own
                                           Phrase printed in bold. Choose the         of the fo llowing questions, four
           statement                                                                  alternatives are given for the Idiom/
                                           alternative which best expresses the
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                                             Phrase printed in bold. Choose the
                                           meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
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                                                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)   alternative which best expresses the
736. Four alternatives are given for                                                  meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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      the Idiom/Phrase printed in                                                              (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
                                           740. whole bag of tricks
      bold. Choose the alternative                                                                   "C" & "D" Exam. 31.07.2016)
      which best ex presses the                  (1) make use of the best
                                                     resources from the ones that     744. Hold your tongue, my lad! I’ll
      meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                                                          deal with you later.
                                                     are available
      Square peg in a round hole                                                            (1) Be silent
                                                 (2) make use of all the
      (1) understanding                                                                     (2) Cool the tongue
                                                     possibilities or techniques to
      (2) misfit                                     achieve something                      (3) Gargle
      (3) competent                              (3) make use of all opportunities          (4) Stick out the tongue
      (4) most fit                                   that cross your path             745. If you read his letter between
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)        (4) make use of all tricks to win          the lines, you will find that he
             Exam. 06.06.2016 Ist sitting)           the hearts of people                   has no faith in his colleague’s
737. Four alternatives are given for                                                        honesty.
                                           741. pull a rabbit out of a hat
      the Idiom/Phrase printed in                                                           (1) read in secret
                                                 (1) to let something happen and
      bold. Choose the alternative                   you have no control over it            (2) find out the inner meaning
      which best ex presses the                                                             (3) read an untidy letter
                                                 (2) to do something unexpected
      meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                                                          (4) strain your eyes
                                                 (3) to be someone worth having
      steal someone’s thunder                                                         746. The lawyer insisted on having the
                                                 (4) to make a special effort
      (1) take credit for something              Directions (742) : Four alterna-           contract in black and white.
           someone else did                tives are given for the Idiom/Phrase             (1) orally
      (2) poor cry                         printed in bold. Choose the alterna-             (2) figuratively
      (3) a useless attempt                tive which best expresses the mean-              (3) obliquely
      (4) everything                       ing of the Idiom/Phrase.                         (4) in writing
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                     (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)   747. Our parents allowed us to watch
                       Exam. 06.06.2016)              Exam. 06.06.2016 (IInd Sitting)       films once in a blue moon.
738. Four alternatives are given for       742. let the chips fall where they               (1) rarely          (2) secretly
      the Idiom/Phrase printed in                may
                                                                                            (3) forever
      bold. Choose the alternative               (1) let your sacrifices in life be
      which best ex presses the                                                             (4) everywhere
                                                     known to everyone
      meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.               (2) let the difficult situations in  748. The teacher was taken aback by
      Red-tape                                       life come to an end regardless         the student’s remark.
      (1) official procedures causing                of the results                         (1) surprised (2) hurt
           delay                                 (3) let the joys of life take              (3) pleased         (4) annoyed
      (2) label red for so mething                   precedence over your                  Directions (749–751) : In these
           dangerous                                 sorrows                          questions, four alternatives are given
      (3) to be cleared very fast                (4) let something happen without     for the idiom/ phrase printed in bold.
      (4) a procedure for close scrutiny             bo thering       about      the  Choose the alternative which best
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)            consequences                     expresses the meaning of the Idiom/
                       Exam. 06.06.2016)                                              Phrase given in bold.
                                                 Directio ns (743) : Four
      Directi on s (739) : Four                                                       749. caught red-handed
                                           alternatives are given for the Idiom/
alternatives are given for the Idiom/                                                       (1) caught by mistake
                                           Phrase printed in bold. Choose the
Phrase printed in bold. Choose the                                                          (2) caught with a red-handker-
                                           alternative which best expresses the
alternative which best expresses the                                                             chief
                                           meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
                                                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         (3) found wounded
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
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                                                      Exam. 06.06.2016 (IInd Sitting)       (4) discovered in the act of doing
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