IDIOMS (Part-VIII)

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

(a) Fully armed, having many weapons
(b) Different attacking techniques
(c) Safeguard oneself in every possible way
(d) To have no weapon to fight

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)]

(a) To be less mindful
(b) To be insomniac
(c) To sleep soundly
(d) To make noise while sleeping

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)]

(a) Any difficult situation or obstacle
(b) To be enraged
(c) Almost everything and anything has been included
(d) Having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation

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)]

(a) Neighbourhood
(b) Barren land
(c) Valley
(d) Highways

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)]

(a) To detect someone in the group is betraying the others.
(b) Riding in the front passenger seat of a car.
(c) To escape and not have to pay.
(d) A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law.

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)]

(a) To reduce differences and reconcile
(b) To push people apart
(c) To mend a broken bridge
(d) To slander someone

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)]

(a) Abandoned
(b) Occasionally
(c) Perplexed
(d) Failed

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)]

(a) Everything
(b) Sagacious
(c) Meagre
(d) Complete disaster

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)]

(a) Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check.
(b) To get someone drunk.
(c) To state a fact so that there are no doubts or objections.
(d) Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.

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)]

(a) To confine somebody in prison
(b) To gain support
(c) To praise someone
(d) To force someone for something

Correct Answer: (a) To confine somebody in prison

Solution:To confine somebody in prison.

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