IDIOMS (Part-VI)

1. To kick the bucket___. [SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) To be ill
(b) Be sad
(c) Be happy
(d) To die

Correct Answer: (d) To die

Solution:The elderly man lived a long and joyful life, but eventually, he kicked the bucket in his sleep.

2. To bell the cat [SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) To feed pets
(b) To play with kids
(c) To love cats
(d) To face risk

Correct Answer: (d) To face risk

Solution:to face the risk.

E.g.- No one was quite ready to bell the cat.

3. Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence [SSC CGL 14/07/2023]

Vennela made a big fuss about a small problem.

(a) Get a taste of your own medicine
(b) Barking up the wrong tree
(c) Add insult to injury
(d) A storm in a teacup

Correct Answer: (d) A storm in a teacup

Solution:a big fuss about a small problem.

4. Today, the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs. [SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) To be in charge
(b) To be prejudiced
(c) To save a criminal
(d) To exploit someone

Correct Answer: (a) To be in charge

Solution:to be in charge.

5. Scrape the barrel___. [SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Trying to find something.
(b) Hiding something.
(c) Using all the ways to achieve the desired result.
(d) To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource.

Correct Answer: (d) To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource.

Solution:To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource.

E.g.- After months of searching, they had to scrape the barrel to find any remaining job candidates.

6. A dime a dozen [SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Her ideas were worth a dime a dozen and didn't impress the boss.
(b) The concert tickets were a dime a dozen and sold out quickly.
(c) The restaurant had some delicious desserts that were a dime a dozen.
(d) The antique store had some rare finds, but they were a dime a dozen.

Correct Answer: (a) Her ideas were worth a dime a dozen and didn't impress the boss.

Solution:The idiom "a dime a dozen" means that something is very common and of no particular value. Going through the options, the sentence given in option 'a' has the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

7. Do not beat about the bush when you have anything to say. [SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) To try to influence
(b) To shift blame on others
(c) To argue
(d) To avoid giving a definite answer or position

Correct Answer: (d) To avoid giving a definite answer or position

Solution:to avoid giving a definite answer ог position.

8. Back against the wall [SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th Shift)]

(a) Be in an easy situation from where escape is difficult
(b) Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult
(c) Be in a relationship which one wants to escape
(d) Be in a difficult situation from where escape is easy

Correct Answer: (b) Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult

Solution:Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult.

E.g.- With his back against the wall, John had no choice but to confront his fears and take a stand.

9. To prime the pump [SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th Shift)]

(a) Manipulate someone to achieve success
(b) Encourage the growth or action of something
(c) To use a pump efficiently
(d) Ask others to be ambitious

Correct Answer: (b) Encourage the growth or action of something

Solution:Encourage the growth or action of something.

E.g.- To get more people to join the club, they offered free snacks as a way to prime the pump.

10. Bad iron____. [SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) No steam
(b) Not hot
(c) Bad luck
(d) Bad behaviour

Correct Answer: (c) Bad luck

Solution:E.g.- Spilling coffee on my white shirt before the presentation was another instance of bad iron.