IDIOMS (Part-XIII)

31. Lean and mean _________. [SSC MTS 22/10/2021 Afternoon]

(a) Fat and lazy
(b) Evil and selfish
(c) Thin and weak
(d) Ready and efficient

Correct Answer: (d) Ready and efficient

Solution:Ready and efficient

32. Keep in check ___________. [SSC MTS 22/10/2021 Afternoon]

(a) To keep something safe
(b) To place an order
(c) To control something
(d) To test something

Correct Answer: (c) To control something

Solution:To control something

33. Play safe ___________. [SSC MTS 26/10/2021 Evening]

(a) Avoid risks and take precautions
(b) Do something following rules
(c) Play a game steadily
(d) Play a game without getting hurt

Correct Answer: (a) Avoid risks and take precautions

Solution:Avoid risks and take precautions

34. Feel the pinch _______. [SSC MTS 26/10/2021 Evening]

(a) Maintain total silence
(b) Be in an agitated state of mind
(c) Listen carefully
(d) Face financial difficulties

Correct Answer: (d) Face financial difficulties

Solution:Face financial difficulties.

35. Change hands __________. [SSC MTS 26/10/2021 Evening]

(a) Pass from one person to another
(b) Give away something you do not need
(c) Move from one hand to another
(d) Carry something in both hands

Correct Answer: (a) Pass from one person to another

Solution:Pass from one person to another.

36. To go nuts ________. [SSC MTS 27/10/2021 Evening]

(a) To look for nuts
(b) To become crazy
(c) To become nervous
(d) To feel very hungry

Correct Answer: (a) To look for nuts

Solution:To become crazy

37. To be on a roll - [SSC MTS 27/10/202 Evening]

(a) To be experiencing a successful period
(b) To be experiencing setbacks
(c) To be feeling extremely unhappy
(d) To be moving from place to place

Correct Answer: (a) To be experiencing a successful period

Solution:To be experiencing a successful period.

38. He who laughs last laughs loudest _________. [SSC MTS 02/11/2021 Afternoon]

(a) Success in early life ensures success later also
(b) He who laughs last has more energy
(c) The person who understands the joke late laughs loudest
(d) He who focuses on winning in the long term is successful

Correct Answer: (d) He who focuses on winning in the long term is successful

Solution:He who focuses on winning in the long term is successful.

39. Bang for the buck __________. [SSC CGL 13/08/2021 Afternoon]

(a) Dash against something
(b) More value for money
(c) Less value for money
(d) A sorrowful heart

Correct Answer: (b) More value for money

Solution:more value for money.

Example- I didn't get the bang for the buck that I expected on the sale of my car.

40. Want to curl up and die - [SSC CGL 13/08/2021 Afternoon]

(a) Want to die comfortably
(b) Unable to sleep well
(c) Feel terribly ashamed and sorry
(d) Too tired from physical labour

Correct Answer: (c) Feel terribly ashamed and sorry

Solution:feel terribly ashamed and sorry

Example- I just wanted to curl up and die when I accidentally broke his new mobile phone.