IDIOMS/PHRASES
795. straw in the wind                      803. pick to pieces                         810. take the bull by the horns
      (1) a light-weight object                   (1) study something superficially          (1) crush something with a heavy
      (2) a lucky charm                           (2) complete a work entirely                   hand
      (3) a game that kids play                   (3) analyse critically
                                                                                             (2) grapple the         situatio n
      (4) an indication of what might             (4) select only what you need.
                                                                                                 courageously
           happen                                 Directions (804–806) : In each
796. face the music                         of the questions, four alternatives are          (3) close your eyes and attack the
      (1) be applauded                      given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the               bull
      (2) be ridiculed                      alternative which best expresses the             (4) take defensive measures to
                                            meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.                        deal with a crisis.
      (3) be punished
                                                        (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)   811. a gentleman at large
      (4) be dismissed
                                                         Exam. 10.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
797. curry favour                                                                            (1) a man in the crowd
                                             804. wet behind the ears
      (1) seek impartial judgement                                                           (2) a man without a job
                                                  (1) skillful
      (2) seek favourable attention               (2) young and rich with                    (3) a man who runs around
      (3) prepare a dish                              experience                             (4) a man who is generous
      (4) attract attention                       (3) young and without much            812. lose face
      Directions (798–800) : In each                  experience                             (1) become embarrassed
of the questions, four alternatives are           (4) hearing impaired                       (2) feel angry
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the       805. under a cloud                              (3) get injured
alternative which best expresses the              (1) sheltered from the sun                 (4) feel surprised
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                      (2) under suspicion                   813. build castles in the air
            (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)         (3) out in the open                        (1) work tirelessly
             Exam. 08.09.2016 (Ist sitting)       (4) get wet
                                                                                             (2) fly
798. to keep in abeyance                     806. get the sack
                                                                                             (3) dream
      (1) in a state of permanence                (1) look for a sack
                                                                                             (4) film something
      (2) in a state of emergency                 (2) find a sack
                                                                                        814. fall back on
      (3) in a state of suspension                (3) get a call back
                                                  (4) be dismissed                           (1) retreat
      (4) in a state of revision
                                                  Directions (807–809) : In each             (2) overtaken
799. to be in a fix
                                            of the questions, four alternatives are          (3) suffer an accident
      (1) in pain
                                            given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the           (4) resort to something
      (2) in distress
                                            alternative which best expresses the        815. go to rack and ruin
      (3) depressed                         meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.                    (1) a state of utter chaos
      (4) in a difficult situation                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
                                                                                             (2) a state of despair
800. to break the ice                                    Exam. 11.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
                                                                                             (3) a condition of exhilaration
      (1) made people angry                  807. To nip in the bud
                                                  (1) to stop something at the               (4) get into a bad condition
      (2) made people laugh
                                                       start                            816. bite the dust
      (3) made people excited
                                                  (2) to trim the flowers                    (1) eat poorly
      (4) made people relaxed and
                                                  (3) to pluck the flowers                   (2) suffer a defeat
      comfortable
                                                  (4) to steal from                          (3) clean something
     Directions (801–803) : In each
of the questions, four alternatives are      808. To put a spoke in one’s wheel
                                                                                             (4) attack and defeat somebody
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the            (1) to repair one’s cycle
                                                                                        817. have a chip on one’s shoulder
alternative which best expresses the              (2) to hinder
                                                                                             (1) nurse a grudge
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                      (3) to trip a rider
                                                  (4) to add an extra wheel                  (2) feel physically tall
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
             Exam. 09.09.2016 (Ist sitting)  809. To clip one’s wings                        (3) suffer an ailment
801. put two and two together                     (1) to stop one from flying                (4) carry a burden
      (1) bad at mathematics                      (2) to trim the leaves                818. the seamy side
      (2) poor financial condition                (3) to deprive one of power                (1) on the right side
      (3) reason logically                        (4) to hurt a bird                         (2) unpleasant aspect
      (4) forget something                        Directions (810–819) : In the              (3) visible aspects
                                            following questions, out of the four             (4) on the left side of something
802. an axe to grind
                                            alternatives, choose the alternative        819. too many chiefs and not enough
      (1) attack aggressively               which best expresses the meaning of              Indians.
      (2) suffer a lot                      the Idiom/Phrase.                                (1) a proud gathering
      (3) betray somebody                                      (SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE)
                                                                                             (2) an inefficient situation
      (4) have a selfish interest                                  Exam. 30.11.2016)
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