IDIOMS (Part-VI)

21. Stir up a hornets' nest. [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Provoke trouble
(b) Resist a fight
(c) Create doubts
(d) Scare the birds

Correct Answer: (a) Provoke trouble

Solution:Provoke trouble.

E.g.- When the politician made that controversial statement, he unknowingly stirred up a hornets' nest and faced severe criticism from the public and media.

22. Taking a bull by the horns. [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Wearing a skull cap.
(b) To decapitate a bull for beef.
(c) To make a stupid decision thinking it to be daring.
(d) To deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way.

Correct Answer: (d) To deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way.

Solution:to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way.

E.g.- He faced his problems by taking a bull by the horns.

23. The peasants worked the whole day in the fields and stopped working in the evening and went to their homes. [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th Shift)]

(a) gave it a whirl
(b) put ice on it
(c) ran around in circles
(d) called it a day

Correct Answer: (d) called it a day

Solution:stopped working

24. A perfect storm___. [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Pretty good judgement
(b) Healing from trauma
(c) The worst possible situation
(d) Appropriate for all occasions

Correct Answer: (c) The worst possible situation

Solution:the worst possible situation.

E.g.- The shortage of ingredients and a busy evening rush in the restaurant kitchen created a perfect storm of chaos.

25. Select the sentence that has the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Bad blood

(a) She is so scared of cockroaches that she fainted when she saw them crawling near her foot.
(b) The doctor dropped the bad news to Ravi as he was suffering from a serious disease.
(c) The gangster had some bitter relations with a local activist so he warned him to stay out of his business.
(d) Sushant always gets in trouble for telling lies but he never learns anything.

Correct Answer: (c) The gangster had some bitter relations with a local activist so he warned him to stay out of his business.

Solution:The gangster had some bitter relations with a local activist so he warned him to stay out of his business. The idiom 'bad blood' means hostile or bitter relations. Going through the options, the sentence given in option 'c' has the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

26. Your career is now completely obsolete. [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) moving like a worm
(b) as dead as a doornail
(c) dead even
(d) hanging by a thread

Correct Answer: (b) as dead as a doornail

Solution:Completely obsolete

27. Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence. [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd Shift)]

My business partners thought that I would simply accept their cheating, but they will soon realise that I am more powerful than what they expected.

(a) damsel in distress
(b) they caught a tarta
(c) cutting a cloth
(d) casting pearls before swine

Correct Answer: (b) they caught a tarta

Solution:more powerful than expected.

28. Hit the jackpot [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th Shift)]

(a) Found a piece of gold
(b) Harm the opportunity
(c) Receiving a reward
(d) Gaining a big success

Correct Answer: (d) Gaining a big success

Solution:Gaining a big success

E.g.- Sarah couldn't believe her luck when she hit the jackpot at the casino and won a huge sum of money.

29. This incident occurred without a warning. [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) On thin ice
(b) Bolt from the blue
(c) Ignorance is bliss
(d) Play devil's advocate

Correct Answer: (b) Bolt from the blue

Solution:occurred without a warning.

30. Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Mahesh has learnt not to take things seriously.

(a) Your guess is as good as mine
(b) Take it with a grain of salt
(c) That's the last straw
(d) Pull someone's leg

Correct Answer: (b) Take it with a grain of salt

Solution:Not to take things seriously