IDIOMS (Part-IV)

21. Today's question paper felt like a cakewalk. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Very sweet
(b) Very tasty
(c) Very easy
(d) Very difficult

Correct Answer: (c) Very easy

Solution:very easy.

22. All of a sudden____. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Intentionally
(b) Quickly and unexpectedly
(c) Quickly and Expectedly
(d) Accidently

Correct Answer: (b) Quickly and unexpectedly

Solution:quickly and unexpectedly.

E.g.- All of a sudden, the lights went out during the storm.

23. These things are very hard to swallow. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) difficult to resist
(b) difficult to speak
(c) difficult to believe
(d) difficult to eat

Correct Answer: (c) difficult to believe

Solution:difficult to believe.

24. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

The decision to go on a trip after my vacations was the_____ .

(a) ice on the cake
(b) icing on the cake
(c) apple on the cake
(d) icing on the brownie

Correct Answer: (b) icing on the cake

Solution:The idiom 'icing on the cake' means something extra that makes a good thing even better. The given sentence states that the decision to go on a trip after my vacations was the perfect addition to an already enjoyable situation. Hence, 'icing on the cake' is the most appropriate answer.

25. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

It's easy to say that you'll start exercising every day, but it is_____ .

(a) like fish out of water
(b) easier said than done
(c) crying wolf
(d) going the extra mile

Correct Answer: (b) easier said than done

Solution:easy to talk about but hard to put into practice.

26. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Sameera has been______in since she got selected for a highly paid job at a multinational company.

(a) seventh heaven
(b) all the rage
(c) the dark
(d) a cold day in July

Correct Answer: (a) seventh heaven

Solution:very happy

27. I hope you break a leg at your performance tonight! [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Give up
(b) Make a mistake
(c) Perform well
(d) Hurt yourself

Correct Answer: (c) Perform well

Solution:perform well.

28. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

If Peter said he would get that book for you, He always_____ .

(a) keeps under his hat
(b) keeps him at arm's length
(c) keeps his word
(d) keeps his shirt on

Correct Answer: (c) keeps his word

Solution:to do what he promised.

29. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence. [SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

With the harsh words of the boss, Srujan felt sad, but his colleague's words created insult to injury.

(a) attached insult to injury
(b) provoked insult to injury
(c) added injury to insult
(d) added insult to injury

Correct Answer: (b) provoked insult to injury

Solution:made the situation even worse.

30. Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence. [SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Brave people never hide at the moment of decision.

(a) When the crunch comes
(b) Beat the clock
(c) A hell of time
(d) Turn back the hands of time

Correct Answer: (a) When the crunch comes

Solution:at the moment of decision.