IDIOMS (Part-XII)

41. Full of hot air _______. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Talking nonsense
(b) Talking too much
(c) Being too proud
(d) Being hot tempered

Correct Answer: (a) Talking nonsense

Solution:Talking nonsense

E.g.- I easily noticed that Nitin's talks were full of air.

42. Not make head or tail - [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) very boring and not at all fun
(b) not able to understand anything
(c) not find something interesting
(d) very unusual and strange

Correct Answer: (b) not able to understand anything

Solution:not able to understand anything

E.g.- I did not make any head or tail of the speech that I attended yesterday.

43. Not mince words - [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Not to be honest
(b) To speak in a garbled way
(c) Not to come directly to the point
(d) To speak in a direct way

Correct Answer: (d) To speak in a direct way

Solution:To speak in a direct way

E.g.- I like Rahul because he does not have the habit of mincing words.

44. To take stock of - [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) To assess
(b) To discuss
(c) To assemble
(d) To modify

Correct Answer: (a) To assess

Solution:To assess

E.g.- We should take stock of our budget if we want to go on a trip to the Maldives.

45. On tenterhooks _______. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Anxious and tense
(b) Happy and joyous
(c) Alert and enthusiastic
(d) Neutral and undecided

Correct Answer: (a) Anxious and tense

Solution:Anxious and tense.

E.g- Tarun is on tenterhooks as he is expecting a loss in his business dealings.

46. Keep someone in the loop - [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 Evening]

(a) Make them do exercises regularly
(b) Save all their numbers
(c) Give them all the information
(d) Take good care of them

Correct Answer: (c) Give them all the information

Solution:Give them all the information

47. Of the old school - [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 Afternoon]

(a) School in an old age home
(b) School one attended long ago
(c) Old fashioned in thought
(d) Old dilapidated building

Correct Answer: (c) Old fashioned in thought

Solution:Old fashioned in thought.

48. Break new ground - [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 Afternoon]

(a) Break an old structure
(b) Build a new house
(c) Do or discover something new
(d) Dig fresh ground for sowing seeds

Correct Answer: (c) Do or discover something new

Solution:Do or discover something new.

49. Go bonkers _______. [SSC MTS 06/10/2021 Evening]

(a) Become crazy
(b) Become wealthy
(c) Become selfish
(d) Become greedy

Correct Answer: (a) Become crazy

Solution:Become crazy

50. Pull someone up _________. [SSC MTS 06/10/2021 Morning]

(a) Agree with someone
(b) Drag someone
(c) Criticise someone
(d) Help someone

Correct Answer: (c) Criticise someone

Solution:Criticise someone