IDIOMS (Part-VII)

Total Questions: 50

41. Go down like a lead balloon [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 Afternoon]

(a) To be received badly by an audience
(b) Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone / something
(c) Surrender peacefully
(d) To gamble everything you have

Correct Answer: (a) To be received badly by an audience

Solution:To be received badly by an audience E.g. Despite his excitement, his new invention went down like a lead balloon when the public showed little interest in it.

42. The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct idiom for the bracketed text. [SSC MTS 11/05/2023 Afternoon]

I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier, I think I (am just in a bad mood today).

(a) two wrongs don't make right
(b) clam up
(c) dressed to the nines
(d) got up on the wrong side of the bed

Correct Answer: (d) got up on the wrong side of the bed

Solution:in a bad mood.

43. It takes two to tango [SSC MTS 12/05/2023 Afternoon]

(a) Two people are required for a couple dance
(b) To fight fiercely
(c) For an argument both parties are equally responsible
(d) An interesting idea

Correct Answer: (c) For an argument both parties are equally responsible

Solution:For an argument both parties are equally responsible

E.g. The disagreement escalated because they failed to realize it takes two to tango.

44. To scratch one's head [SSC MTS 15/05/2023 Afternoon]

(a) To think hard in a puzzled way
(b) To think about good days
(c) To come up with an idea
(d) To lose all the wealth

Correct Answer: (a) To think hard in a puzzled way

Solution:To think hard in a puzzled way

E.g. The riddle was so challenging that it made him scratch his head in confusion.

45. Dead men's shoes_____. [SSC MTS 15/05/2023 Morning ]

(a) Making oneself available for all the tasks being assigned.
(b) A career where a lot of cheques are signed.
(c) Job that one takes over from somebody who has left unexpectedly or died.
(d) Acquiring the wealth of a dead man through malpractices.

Correct Answer: (c) Job that one takes over from somebody who has left unexpectedly or died.

Solution:Job that one takes over from somebody who has left unexpectedly or died

E.g- He advanced quickly in his career thanks to dead men's shoes.

46. To stretch one's legs____. [SSC MTS 15/05/2023 Morning]

(a) To leave a place without permission.
(b) To go for a party.
(c) To go for a walk after you have been sitting for a long time.
(d) To measure one's worth.

Correct Answer: (c) To go for a walk after you have been sitting for a long time.

Solution:To go for a walk after you have been sitting for a long time.

E.g.- After sitting for hours, I decided to stretch my leg.

47. Drastic times call for drastic measures [SSC MTS 15/05/2023 Morning]

(a) When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions
(b) Don't rely on it until you sure of it
(c) Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds
(d) Do not pull all your resources in one possibility

Correct Answer: (a) When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions

Solution:When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.

E.g.- When faced with a major crisis, it is essential to remember that drastic times call for drastic measures.

48. To sing a different tune. [SSC MTS 16/05/2023 Evening]

(a) To change the way one talks about something
(b) To brag about something
(c) To be able to handle a jolt
(d) To buy or sell something

Correct Answer: (a) To change the way one talks about something

Solution:To change the way one talks about something

E.g. After the election results, the politicians started to sing a different tune about their proposed policies.

49. Gut Feeling____. [SSC MTS 16/05/2023 Evening]

(a) To have a dispute with someone.
(b) A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.
(c) Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love.
(d) Doing things recklessly.

Correct Answer: (b) A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.

Solution:A personal intuition one gets, especially when one feels something may not be right.

E.g. Despite his friendly nature, she had a gut feeling that he couldn't be trusted.

50. The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct idiom for the bracketed text. [SSC MTS 16/05/2023 Evening]

Although Shagan was competently doing the project on her own, (giving her Pranav couldn't stop himself from unnecessary advice).

(a) being a backseat driver
(b) devil's advocate
(c) a bitter pill to swallow
(d) cutting the mustard

Correct Answer: (a) being a backseat driver

Solution:giving someone unnecessary advice

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