English Idioms and Phrases : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 22

 

Q.1:- at one’s wit’s end ?

1. To understand thoroughly
2. To be puzzled
3. To be a stupid person
4. To behave irrationally

Q.2:- at snail’s pace ?

1. Very slowly
2. To walk like a snail
3. To lack interest in work
4. In methodical manner

Q.3:- All his ventures went to the winds ?

1. Dissipated
2. Spread all over
3. Got speed of the winds
4. Became well-known

Q.4:- Why should you read between the lines whenever I say this to you ?

1. Read the lines with great speed
2. Interpret the lines wrongly
3. Find more meaning than the words appear to express
4. Read a text line-by-line slowly

Q.5:- The carefully worked-out plan fell through because of an unexpected event ?

1. Came out successfully
2. Had a steep fall
3. Was shattered
4. Failed

Q.6:- Laying off of thousands of workers is inevitable under the new economic policy ?

1. Dismissal from jobs of
2. Offering new jobs to
3. Reduction of workers’ wages of
4. Sending on leave

Q.7:- He has a bone to pick with his cousin ?

1. Reasonable agreement
2. Cause of quarrel
3. Cause of doubt
4. Difference of opinion

Q.8:- When he went to claim insurance for his car, the agent said he hadn’t a leg to stand on ?

1. Had been injured in an accident
2. Was lame
3. Did not have much hope of getting it
4. Would have to wait for some time

Q.9:- to make one’s blood boil ?

1. To make somebody furious
2. To develop fever
3. To get excited
4. To make someone nervous

Q.10:- When they were surrounded from all sides, the dacoits laid down their arms ?

1. Put their arms on the ground
2. Fought bravely
3. Surrendered
4. Became nervous

Q.11:- to be all at sea ?

1. A family voyage
2. Lost and confused
3. In the middle of the ocean
4. A string of islands

Q.12:- to face the music ?

1. To enjoy a musical recital
2. To bear the consequences
3. To live in a pleasant atmosphere
4. To have a difficult time

Q.13:- in cold blood ?

1. Angrily
2. Deliberately
3. Excitedly
4. Slowly

Q.14:- The thief was on good terms with the police ?

1. Kept terms and conditions
2. Was friendly
3. Followed the rules
4. Agreed with them

Q.15:- Some people do not grease anybody’s palm on any account ?

1. Bribe
2. Flatter
3. Cheat
4. Fight

Q.16:- The Kenyan team proved to be the dark horse in the ICC World Cup Cricket ?

1. A strong intruder
2. An skilled team
3. The most powerful
4. An unexpected winner

Q.17:- Chintan is so innocent that he wears his heart on his sleeve ?

1. Wears dress that does not match
2. Expresses his feelings openly
3. Wears colourful dresses
4. Expresses his feelings with the shape of a heart printed on its sleeve

Q.18:- She could never measure up to her parent expectation ?

1. Reach the level
2. Work as hard
3. Assess the amount
4. Increase her height

Q.19:- Since you couldn’t accept a timely warning, it’s no use repenting now. Why cry over spilt milk ?

1. Cry over irreparable loss
2. To regret uselessly
3. Cry needlessly
4. Feel guilty

Q.20:- to hit below the belt ?

1. To punish
2. To tie with a belt
3. To hit with a belt
4. To attack unfairly

Q.21:- As businessman, my father always maintained that his transactions constituted an open book ?

1. An account book always open
2. A book of open confessions
3. An opening for new ventures
4. Straight forward and honest dealings

Q.22:- to look down one’s nose ?

1. To show anger
2. To retaliate
3. To insult in the presence of others
4. To regard with contempt

Q.23:- I had to pull strings to put up a good show ?

1. Play music
2. Use personal influence
3. Use the instrument
4. Play a song

Q.24:- to burn the candle at both ends ?

1. To spend cautiously
2. To be stingy
3. Work hard
4. To survive difficulty

Q.25:- to shed crocodile tears ?

1. To weep profusely
2. To pretend grief
3. To grieve seriously
4. To mock something