IDIOMS/PHRASES
750. gate crasher                          758. mend your ways                         766. to take to heart
      (1) invader                                (1) happy with one’s behaviour              (1) to be greatly affected
      (2) thief                                  (2) sad with one’s behaviour                (2) to take something heartily
      (3) uninvited guest                        (3) destroy one’s behaviour                 (3) to strike at the heart, out of
      (4) children                                                                                 enjoyment
                                                 (4) improve one’s behaviour
751. to angle                                                                                (4) to suffer from heart disease
                                                Directions (759 – 761) : In each
      (1) to measure the river breadth                                                 767. to bring to light
                                           of the questions, four alternatives are
      (2) to fish with a net                                                                 (1) to put on light
                                           given for the Idiom/ Phrase. Choose
      (3) to fish                                                                            (2) to reveal
                                           the alternative which best expresses
      (4) to sit and watch the river                                                         (3) to bring a light
                                           the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
      Directions (752–755) : In these                                                        (4) to arrange light sufficiently
                                                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
questions, four alternatives are given                Exam. 29.08.2016 (IInd sitting)       Directions (768–770) : In each
for the idiom/ phrase given in bold.       759. for keeps                              of the questions, four alternatives are
Choose the alternative which best                                                      given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
                                                 (1) himself         (2) away
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/                                                    alternative which best expresses the
                                                 (3) forever         (4) hid           meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Phrase given in bold.
                                           760. pale into insignificance                                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
                     (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
           Exam. 27.08.2016 (IInd sitting)
                                                 (1) seemed less important                          Exam. 31.08.2016 (Ist sitting)
752. fit like a glove                            (2) was less exciting                 768. pros and cons
      (1) to fit snugly                          (3) was less hectic                         (1) professionals
      (2) something tight and sticky             (4) was dull and pale                       (2) con artists
                                           761. with one voice                               (3) professionals and con artists
      (3) soft and easy to wear
                                                 (1) by one man                              (4) advantages and disadvantag-
      (4) difficult to hold
                                                 (2) by one community                            es
753. pull a long face
                                                 (3) unanimously                       769. once in a blue moon
      (1) to make fun
                                                 (4) in disharmony                           (1) very rarely (2) common
      (2) to look sad
                                                 Directions (762–764) : In each              (3) predictable (4) ordinary
      (3) to irritate someone              of the questions, four alternatives are
      (4) to pull someone’s face                                                       770. fish out of water
                                           given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
754. cat nap                                                                                 (1) dehydrated
                                           alternative which best expresses the
      (1) take a long sleep                meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                      (2) comfortable position
      (2) sleep like a cat                                     (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         (3) an uncomfortable position
      (3) make a snoring sound while                    Exam. 30.08.2016 (Ist sitting)       (4) fish in an aquarium
          sleeping                         762. made light of                               Directions (771–773) : In each
      (4) to sleep briefly                       (1) did not hear                      of the questions, four alternatives are
                                                                                       given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
755. to flog a dead horse                        (2) treated it lightly
                                                                                       alternative which best expresses the
      (1) to act in a foolish way                (3) blew away                         meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
      (2) to waste one’s efforts                 (4) carried with him                                      (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (3) to revive interest in an old     763. every inch a gentleman                             Exam. 31.08.2016 (IInd sitting)
          effort                                 (1) somewhat (2) partly               771. be down with
      (4) None of these                          (3) entirely       (4) calculatively        (1) suffering from
     Directions (756 – 758) : In each      764. gall and wormwood                            (2) in grief with
of the questions, four alternatives are                                                      (3) in pain with
                                                 (1) a problem
given for the Idiom/ Phrase. Choose
                                                 (2) hateful                                 (4) aching with
the alternative which best expresses
                                                 (3) useless                           772. fair–weather friend
the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
                     (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)       (4) hard to digest                          (1) honest only when easy and
           Exam. 28.08.2016 (IInd sitting)                                                         convenient
                                                Directions (765–767) : In each
756. beat around the bush                  of the questions, four alternatives are           (2) truthful only when easy and
      (1) walk around the forest           given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the                  convenient
      (2) clean the bushy areas            alternative which best expresses the              (3) supports only when easy and
                                           meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                            convenient
      (3) avoiding the main topic
                                                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         (4) temporary only when easy
      (4) play around the forest
                                                      Exam. 30.08.2016 (IInd sitting)              and convenient
757. make room
                                           765. to add fuel to the fire                773. pull together
      (1) clean the room
                                                 (1) prevent fire from dying out             (1) become friends
      (2) make space                             (2) make the fire burn brightly             (2) work harmoniously
      (3) attain the room                        (3) make things worse                       (3) be successful
      (4) make a clean sweep                     (4) waste fuel for no reason                (4) live happily
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