IDIOMS (Part-XIV)

31. Get your money's worth - [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 Evening]

(a) to be cheated in a purchase
(b) to get something of poor quality for free
(c) to pay and get something of good value
(d) to buy something very expensive

Correct Answer: (a) to be cheated in a purchase

Solution:to pay and get something of good value.

Eg: I have been driving my car for the last five years without any engine problem, I think I got my money's worth.

32. High time - [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 Evening]

(a) well in time for something
(b) past the appropriate time
(c) time to celebrate something
(d) time to fly high

Correct Answer: (b) past the appropriate time

Solution:past the appropriate time.

Eg: It's high time that India had retaliated against Pakistan in its own words.

33. Sitting on a gold mine - [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 Afternoon]

(a) wasting a vast treasure
(b) secretly hunting for something precious
(c) to own something potentially valuable
(c) to own something potentially valuable

Correct Answer: (c) to own something potentially valuable

Solution:to own something potentially valuable.

Eg: You know you are sitting on a gold mine because you have thousands of shares in that multinational company.

34. Eat one's words - [SSC CGL Tier-II (15/11/2020)]

(a) retract what one has said
(b) forgive and forget
(c) become less acceptable
(d) oppose sternly

Correct Answer: (a) retract what one has said

Solution:Retract what one has said.

Eg: You said that I would never be able to clear CGL, now you will have to eat your words.

35. On the spur of the moment - [SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)]

(a) deciding after a lot of thinking
(b) being extremely careful
(c) waiting nervously for something
(d) acting impulsively without thinking

Correct Answer: (d) acting impulsively without thinking

Solution:Acting impulsively without thinking.

Eg: My friend Himanshu decided, on the spur of the moment, to marry his girlfriend.

36. One track mind - [SSC CGL Tier-II (15/11/2020)]

(a) using a well-known path
(b) thinking of another point of view
(c) waiting anxiously for something
(d) always thinking of only one thing

Correct Answer: (d) always thinking of only one thing

Solution:Always thinking of only one thing.

Eg: Shyam had a one-track mind since he started examinations. preparation for UPSC

37. On the double _______. [SSC CGL Tier-II (15/11/2020)]

(a) on the verge of collapse
(b) between two undesirable things
(c) at a fast pace
(d) out of order

Correct Answer: (c) at a fast pace

Solution:At a fast pace.

Eg: Sam said that he wanted to see me in his office on the double.

38. Rose-coloured glasses _____. [SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)]

(a) a difficult situation
(b) a positive outlook on life
(c) an outdated attitude
(d) a belief not based on facts

Correct Answer: (b) a positive outlook on life

Solution:A positive outlook on life

Eg: At first, I saw my girlfriend through rose-colored glasses but after a year I realized she was just selfish and arrogant.

39. If we lay our heads together, we will surely find a solution. [SSC CGL Tier II (16/11/2020)]

(a) take a break
(b) work in isolation
(c) rest for a while
(d) work in consultation

Correct Answer: (d) work in consultation

Solution:if we want to complete this project within time, we should lay our heads together.

40. The threat of the pandemic is not just a cry in the wilderness. [SSC CGL Tier-II (16/11/2020)]

(a) Mourning for the loss
(b) an unheeded warning
(c) tears of sorrow
(d) spreading rumours

Correct Answer: (b) an unheeded warning

Solution:Eg: Shivam was a voice crying in the wilderness as he tried to expose the media trial over the corruption issue in the state government.