IDIOMS (Part-XV)

1. Plain as day - [SSC CHSL 16/10/2020]

(a) Very simple and easy to do
(b) Visible only in broad daylight
(c) Very obvious and easy to understand
(d) Very interesting to know

Correct Answer: (c) Very obvious and easy to understand

Solution:very obvious and easy to understand.

Eg: When the teacher explained the theory everything was as clear as day.

2. Be behind the times - [SSC CHSL 19/10/2020]

(a) Be very old
(b) Not be alert
(c) Always dreaming
(d) Be old fashioned

Correct Answer: (d) Be old fashioned

Solution:be old - fashioned.

Eg: You're behind the times if you think a visit to the dentist has to be painful.

3. Make a beeline ___________. [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020]

(a) Stand in a queue
(b) Remain busy
(c) Go straight to
(d) Be crazy

Correct Answer: (c) Go straight to

Solution:go straight to

Eg: When he saw me in the kitchen, he made a beeline for the door

4. Have you heard the news that Hema is looking for greener pastures? [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020]

(a) has been transferred
(b) was feeling rejected
(d) has been fired
(c) exploring new opportunities

Correct Answer: (c) exploring new opportunities

Solution:exploring new opportunities.

Eg: Ram has completed his graduation and he is looking for greener pastures.

5. Ashutosh kept a stiff upper lip even when he was reprimanded in the presence of clients. [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020]

(a) remained expressionless
(b) started sniggering
(c) behaved insolently
(d) kept shouting

Correct Answer: (a) remained expressionless

Solution:remained expressionless.

Eg: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens.

6. Flying off the handle - [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020]

(a) Day-dreaming
(b) Having lofty ideas
(c) Suddenly becoming enraged
(d) Flying away, being launched from a handle

Correct Answer: (c) Suddenly becoming enraged

Solution:suddenly becoming enraged.

Eg: You have to be very careful because he flies off the handle very easily.

7. Sleep on it ___________. [SSC CHSL 21/10/2020]

(a) To make a decision immediately
(b) To make a wrong decision
(c) To prefer to sleep than take action
(d) To wait before making a decision

Correct Answer: (d) To wait before making a decision

Solution:to wait before making a decision.

Eg: Rohit slept on it before purchasing a laptop.

8. Full of sound and fury - [SSC CHSL 21/10/2020]

(a) A fiery and effective speaker
(b) Someone who gets angry very quickly
(c) Merely loud and angry words but ineffective
(d) An angry and unruly mob

Correct Answer: (c) Merely loud and angry words but ineffective

Solution:merely loud and angry words but ineffective.

Eg: The town meeting created lots of sound and fury, but no resolution.

9. The straw that broke the camel's back. [SSC CHSL 21/10/2020]

(a) To show strength and continue without a fuss.
(b) To be the last in a series of events leading one to feel that it is intolerable.
(c) To undertake a difficult journey across a desert.
(d) To make a wish for an escape from existing conditions.

Correct Answer: (b) To be the last in a series of events leading one to feel that it is intolerable.

Solution:to be the last in a series of events leading one to feel that it is intolerable.

10. Come hell or high water - [SSC CHSL 26/10/2020]

(a) Not ready to go on adventures
(b) Tired of all kinds of dangers
(c) In spite of any obstacles
(d) Afraid of the challenges

Correct Answer: (c) In spite of any obstacles

Solution:in spite of all the difficulties.

Eg: He confirmed that come hell or high water, he would crack this examination in his first attempt.