IDIOMS Part =2

Total Questions: 50

31. Hear someone out [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Let someone complete what they are saying
Note:

let someone complete what they are saying. E.g.- Before making a decision, it's important to hear someone out to understand their perspective.

 

32. Pull yourself together [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (c) Calm down after an upsetting incident
Note:

calm down after an upsetting incident.

E.g.- After receiving the unexpected news, he had to pull himself together to face the challenges ahead.

 

33. Bite your tongue [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (a) To avoid saying something
Note:

to avoid saying something.

E.g.- I wanted to tell her she was wrong, but I had to bite my tongue to avoid an argument.

34. Doctors are raising hue and cry against the RTH bill. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Protest
Note:

protest.

35. o let the cat out of the bag [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (a) To reveal a secret
Note:

to reveal a secret.

E.g.- John accidentally let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party when he mentioned the cake.

36. I did not even listen to him; he was only talking through his hat. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Talking nonsense
Note:

talking nonsense.

 

37. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank and complete the meaning of the sentence. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

the _ of office than the service of man.

 

Correct Answer: (c) loaves and fishes
Note:

The idiom 'loaves and fishes' means material benefits. The given sentence states that most of the ministers are concerned with the material benefits of office rather than the service of man. Hence, 'loaves and fishes' is the most appropriate answer.

38. Build castles in the air [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Correct Answer: (c) To make imaginary schemes
Note:

to make imaginary schemes.

39. Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation focusing on the underlined segment. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation focusing on the underlined segment.

 

Correct Answer: (a) Straight from horse's mouth
Note:

hear the facts directly.

40. Replace the underlined segment with the most appropriate idiom/phrase from the following options. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023]

This is the critical point of the issue. One should always be focused on it.

 

Correct Answer: (b) The crux of the matter
Note:

Critical point of the issue.