English Idioms and Phrases : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 10

 

Q.1:- Caught red-handed ?

1. Caught by mistake
2. Caught with a red-handkerchief
3. Found wounded
4. Discovered in the act of doing

Q.2:- Red-tape ?

1. Official procedures causing delay
2. Label red for something dangerous
3. To be cleared very fast
4. A procedure for close scrutiny

Q.3:- At twenty, he was already going as bald as a cue ball ?

1. Partially bald
2. Not bald
3. Completely bald
4. Crazy

Q.4:-She wrangled over an ass’s shadow ?

1. Did unnecessary work
2. Quarreled like fools
3. Sat on the shadow of the ass
4. Quarreled over trifles

Q.5:-  The team captain was at sixes and sevens regarding his winning strategy ?

1. Careless
2. Confident
3. Confused
4. Courageous

Q.6:- Make one’s mark ?

1. Distinguish oneself
2. Score high marks
3. Highlight something in a page
4. Reveal something

Q.7:- Face the music ?

1. Be applauded
2. Be ridiculed
3. Be punished
4. Be dismissed

Q.8:- Do a roaring trade ?

1. In the animal business
2. Highly successful
3. In the habit of shouting at others
4. Extremely reluctant

Q.9:- Wet behind the ears ?

1. Skillful
2. Young and rich with experience
3. Young and without much experience
4. Hearing impaired

Q.10:- To put a spoke in one’s wheel

1. To repair one’s cycle
2. To hinder
3. To trip a rider
4. To add an extra wheel

Q.11:- To work on this project is like flogging a dead horse ?

1. Harp upon a question that has been settled
2. Dragging something too far
3. Over-spending money
4. None of these

Q.12:- take the bull by the horns ?

1. Crush something with a heavy hand
2. Grapple the situation courageously
3. Close your eyes and attack the bull
4. Take defensive measures to deal with a crisis

Q.13:- Put two and two together ?

1. Bad at mathematics
2. Poor financial condition
3. Reason logically
4. Forget something

Q.14:- A dark horse ?

1. A wild animal
2. A black horse
3. An unknown entry
4. A front runner

Q.15:- Drag one’s feet ?

1. Make something more complicated
2. Expedite
3. Be reluctant to act
4. Stop working

Q.16:- Selling like hot cakes ?

1. To have a good season
2. To become as planned
3. To have a very slow sale
4. To have a very good sale

Q.17:- Button her lip ?

1. Tell us more
2. Stop talking
3. Invite us too
4. Enjoy herself

Q.18:- At sea ?

1. Journey
2. At a loss
3. Surprise
4. Sad

Q.19:- When he saw the snake he took to his heels ?

1. Ran away in fear
2. Went slowly
3. Walked in fear
4. Jumped fast

Q.20:- we shouldn’t look down upon the wretched of the earth ?

1. Sympathise with
2. Hate intensely
3. Be indifferent to
4. Regard with contempt

Q.21:- To have a green thumb means ?

1. One’s nails are painted green
2. One is artistic
3. To have a natural interest in gardening
4. One has a green tattoo on the thumb

Q.22:- They made no bones about acknowledging their debt to his genius ?

1. Did not have any hesitation in
2. Did not have any faith in
3. Demanded compensation for
4. Had problems in

Q.23:- If he phones again, I am going to give him a piece of my mind ?

1. To be nice to him
2. To take revenge on him
3. To reprimand him
4. To support him

Q.24:- to steer clear of ?

1. Drive carefully
2. Avoid
3. Explain clearly
4. Escape

Q.25:- to weight up the pros and cons is to ?

1. Measure the ingredient
2. Observe etiquette
3. Consider all facts
4. Postpone action