IDIOMS/PHRASES
Up a blind alley (3) annoy somebody
(1) hiding something (4) show contempt for
intentionally from another 923. Cut short
person (1) delete (2) praise 1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (2)
(2) not warning a person who is (3) interrupt 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (4)
in danger (4) slice into small pieces
(3) one can enjoy thrills only if 9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (3) 12. (2)
924. Bad blood
one takes risk (1) war (2) ill feeling 13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (1) 16. (3)
(4) following a course of action (3) threatening attitude 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (3)
that is certain to lead to an
(4) in an infected state of being 21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (1)
undesirable outcome
925. A laughing stock 25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (3) 28. (4)
(SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
Exam. 16.01.2017 (IInd Sitting) (1) an object of laughter
29. (3) 30. (1) 31. (4) 32. (1)
Directions (916–925) : In the (2) a storehouse of jokes
(3) an object of desire 33. (4) 34. (3) 35. (2) 36. (3)
following questions, out of the four al-
ternatives, choose the alternative (4) a stock of high value 37. (3) 38. (3) 39. (3) 40. (2)
which best expresses the meaning of Directions (926-928) : In the 41. (1) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (2)
the Idiom/Phrase. following questions, four alternatives 45. (1) 46. (2) 47. (2) 48. (4)
(SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE) are given for the Idiom/Phrase print-
49. (1) 50. (4) 51. (2) 52. (2)
Exam. 12.01.2017) ed in bold in the sentence. Choose
916. From stem to stern the alternative that best expresses the 53. (1) 54. (2) 55. (1) 56. (1)
(1) all the way from the front of meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. 57. (2) 58. (1) 59. (2) 60. (4)
a ship to the back. (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff 61. (1) 62. (3) 63. (3) 64. (1)
(2) from the beginning to the end. Exam. 30.04.2017 (Ist Sitting)
926. Our manager is feared by ev- 65. (4) 66. (1) 67. (1) 68. (3)
(3) top of a plant to its roots.
(4) loose pleasantness to become eryone for he is as hard as 69. (1) 70. (1) 71. (3) 72. (1)
strict. nails. 73. (4) 74. (2) 75. (3) 76. (1)
917. Over egg the pudding (1) powerful (2) unrelenting 77. (2) 78. (1) 79. (4) 80. (3)
(1) add unnecessary details to (3) fearsome (4) strict
81. (2) 82. (1) 83. (3) 84. (4)
make something seem better 927. He struck several bad patches
or worse. before he made good. 85. (1) 86. (3) 87. (4) 88. (4)
(2) fill the pudding excessively (1) eliminated many difficulties 89. (1) 90. (1) 91. (1) 92. (3)
with egg. (2) went through many illnesses 93. (1) 94. (1) 95. (4) 96. (2)
(3) add details in order to make (3) had m any p r ofessional 97. (4) 98. (3) 99. (2) 100. (1)
something more exciting. difficulties
101. (4) 102. (1) 103. (2) 104. (3)
(4) add important details to the (4) came across bad weather
content of a story. 105. (3) 106. (4) 107. (3) 108. (2)
928. He talked over the matter for
918. Turn over a new leaf an hour but without any result. 109. (3) 110. (4) 111. (2) 112. (3)
(1) change one’s behaviour for the (1) assessed 113. (2) 114. (3) 115. (3) 116. (3)
better. (2) fought about 117. (3) 118. (2) 119. (2) 120. (3)
(2) read between the pages of a (3) discussed (4) surveyed
book. 121. (4) 122. (1) 123. (2) 124. (3)
Directions (929–931) : In each
(3) do a somersault 125. (4) 126. (3) 127. (3) 128. (3)
of the questions, four alternatives are
(4) do a new job. given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the 129. (1) 130. (4) 131. (2) 132. (2)
919. Take up the hatchet alternative which best expresses the 133. (3) 134. (2) 135. (3) 136. (3)
(1) behave formally meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. 137. (2) 138. (3) 139. (1) 140. (1)
(2) pursue a chance 929. Cut a sorry figure
(3) be caught in a trap 141. (2) 142. (1) 143. (3) 144. (2)
(1) Did not stand straight
(4) prepare for or go to war (2) Apologised for his remarks 145. (1) 146. (3) 147. (4) 148. (4)
920. At loose ends (3) Created a wrong impression 149. (1) 150. (3) 151. (4) 152. (3)
(1) tie two loose ends of a thread (4) Made a poor impression 153. (1) 154. (4) 155. (2) 156. (1)
(2) keep options open 930. To take to task
(3) in an uncertain situation 157. (4) 158. (1) 159. (3) 160. (3)
(1) Forgave him
(4) repay debts (2) Slapped him 161. (4) 162. (3) 163. (2) 164. (2)
921. With might and main (3) Gave him extra work 165. (1) 166. (2) 167. (4) 168. (1)
(1) with full risks (4) Reprimanded him 169. (1) 170. (3) 171. (1) 172. (1)
(2) with full force 931. Bring to light
173. (3) 174. (1) 175. (3) 176. (2)
(3) having full confidence (1) Introduced (2) Revealed
(4) with full blessings (3) Seen 177. (2) 178. (2) 179. (3) 180. (1)
922. Ruffle somebody’s feather (4) Brought to life 181. (2) 182. (2) 183. (2) 184. (4)
(1) gamble (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) 185. (4) 186. (2) 187. (1) 188. (2)
(2) escape responsibility Exam. 02.09.2016)
189. (2) 190. (4) 191. (3) 192. (3)
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