IDIOMS (Part-VIII)

Total Questions: 50

41. Armed to the teeth [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Fully armed, having many weapons
Solution:Fully armed, having many weapons

E.g. The police were armed to the teeth.

42. To sleep like a dog [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) To sleep soundly
Solution:To sleep soundly

E.g.He slept like a dog, sixteen hours a day, rising to eat and smoke, and then falling back in his bunk, where he coiled himself very much like a hibernating bear.

43. Apropos of nothing [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation
Solution:Having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation.

E.g. So, apropos of nothing, I need to ask you about one last thing.

44. Neck of the woods [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Neighbourhood
Solution:Neighbourhood

E.g I haven't been in this neck of the woods for years

45. Zero tolerance____. [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law.
Solution:A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law

E.g. I need zero recruitment process. tolerance in the

46. To bridge the gap [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) To reduce differences and reconcile
Solution:To reduce differences and reconcile

E.g. The idea was to bridge the gap between citizens and the Union's institutions.

47. High and dry [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Abandoned
Solution:Abandoned

E.g - They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.

48. The whole ball of wax [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Everything
Solution:everything related to a particular situation; the whole thing.

E.g He came back from Chicago with the contract for the whole ball of wax.

49. Method to my madness [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.
Solution:Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.

E.g. He keeps talking to himself loudly, but he insists there is a method in his madness.

50. To lay someone by the heels___. [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) To confine somebody in prison
Solution:To confine somebody in prison.

E.g. Superior forces laid the invaders by the heels.