IDIOMS/PHRASES
844. Drag one’s feet                        meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and             859. A house of cards
      (1) Make someting more compli-        choose the option corresponding to it.            (1) An insecure scheme
          cated                                                (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (2) A gambling house
      (2) Expedite                                     Exam. 01.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)       (3) A plan with high stakes
                                            852. Drive home                                   (4) A place where cards are
      (3) Be reluctant to act
                                                  (1) Find one’s roots                             printed
      (4) Stop working
                                                  (2) Emphasise                         860. To smell a rat
845. Hope against hope
                                                  (3) Refer                                   (1) To see signs of pl ague
      (1) Think wishfully from time to
                                                  (4) Draw                                         epidemic
      time
                                            853. To end in smoke                              (2) To get the bad smell of a
      (2) Hoped with good reason                                                                   dead rat
      (3) Nurture an impossible hope              (1) End without any practical
                                                      result                                  (3) To suspect foul dealings
      (4) Pretend to hope                                                                     (4) To be in a bad mood
                                                  (2) End with positive result
      Directions (846-848) : In each                                                         Directions (861–863) : In each
of the questions, four alternatives are           (3) Die in a burning house
                                                                                        of the questions, four alternatives are
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the            (4) Risk everything in a single       given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the                  venture                           alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and             854. A left handed compliment               meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
choose the option corresponding to it.            (1) A subtle rebuke                                       (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         (2) Wholesome praise                             Exam. 03.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)
           Exam. 30.08.2016 (IIIrd sitting)                                             861. Old head on young shoulders
                                                  (3) An ambiguous compliment
846. All moonshine                                                                            (1) To be intelligent when old
                                                  (4) A mild compliment                       (2) To be old and yet look young
      (1) Glowing
      (2) Far from reality                        Directions (855-857) : In each              (3) To be wise beyond his years
      (3) Celestial                         of the questions, four alternatives are           (4) To be smarter with age
      (4) About the moon                    given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the      862. A wild–goose chase
847. At a snail’s pace                      alternative which best expresses the              (1) A fruitful search
      (1) Quietly                           meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.                      (2) A pointless search
      (2) Quickly                                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (3) To search for a wild-goose
      (3) Continuously                                 Exam. 02.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)       (4) A hunting expedition
      (4) Slowly                            855. Bad blood                              863. Hard of hearing
848. Call on                                      (1) Shooting     (2) Anaemia                (1) To be disturbed
      (1) Telephone (2) Seek help                 (3) Enmity       (4) Mourning               (2) To be confused
      (3) Pay a visit (4) Order                                                               (3) To be deaf
                                            856. To beat about the bush
      Directions (849-851) : In each                                                          (4) To be dumb
                                                  (1) To try to win favours                  Directions (864–866) : In each
of the questions, four alternatives are
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the            (2) To talk well                      of the questions, four alternatives are
alternative which best expresses the              (3) To talk about relevant things     given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and                   (4) To talk about irrelevant          alternative which best expresses the
choose the option corresponding to it.                 things                           meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)   857. Maiden speech                                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
           Exam. 31.08.2016 (IIIrd sitting)                                                        Exam. 04.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
                                                  (1) Bachelor’s speech
849. To bury the hatchet                                                                864. A dark horse
                                                  (2) First speech                            (1) A wild animal
      (1) To make peace
                                                  (3) Last speech                             (2) A black horse
      (2) To dig the ground
                                                  (4) Extempore speech                        (3) An unknown entry
      (3) To negotiate
                                                 Directions (858–860) : In each               (4) A front runner
      (4) To make war
                                            of the questions, four alternatives are     865. Throw cold water
850. Selling like hot cakes
                                            given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the            (1) Encourage (2) Discourage
      (1) To have a good season
                                            alternative which best expresses the              (3) Attack       (4) Drench
      (2) To become as planned              meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
      (3) To have a very slow sale                                                      866. Butt in
                                                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (1) Record       (2) Impose
      (4) To have a very good sale                     Exam. 03.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
                                                                                              (3) Improvise (4) Interrupt
851. Scot free                              858. A cuckoo in the nest
      (1) Unlimited (2) Unpunished                                                           Directions (867–869) : In each
                                                  (1) One who likes to stay at
                                                                                        of the questions, four alternatives are
      (3) To freedom (4) Unrepentant                   home
                                                                                        given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
      Directions (852-854) : In each              (2) A view from a high place          alternative which best expresses the
of the questions, four alternatives are           (3) An unwelcome intruder             meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the            (4) One who is chosen as the                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
alternative which best expresses the                   leader of the group                         Exam. 04.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)
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