IDIOMS (Part-XV)

11. Out of bounds _________. [SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 Morning]

(a) Forbidden
(b) Within limits
(c) Tied up
(d) Limitless

Correct Answer: (d) Limitless

Solution:Limitless :- beyond established limits.

Eg: If the ball is out of bounds, it is not within the playing area.

12. Hats off to someone - [SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 Morning]

(a) Give hats to
(b) Announce a prize for
(c) Make new hats for
(d) Congratulations to

Correct Answer: (d) Congratulations to

Solution:congratulate someone.

Eg: Hats off to Rohit for clearing the CGL examination.

13. His guide asked him to pull up his socks if he wanted a good rank. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 Evening]

(a) take care to be more formal
(b) make a greater effort to improve
(c) give attention to his appearance also
(d) dress more carefully and neatly

Correct Answer: (b) make a greater effort to improve

Solution:make a greater effort to improve.

Eg: He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team

14. Back in saddle __________. [SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 Evening]

(a) Learn how to ride
(b) Resume duty
(c) Teach someone riding
(d) Put a new saddle

Correct Answer: (b) Resume duty

Solution:Back in the saddle - resume duty.

Eg: As Rohit is ill he needs to back in the saddle for some time.

15. When they read about the proposed strike of buses they said, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it: [SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 Afternoon]

(a) Prevent them
(b) Call them for talks
(c) Solve the problem
(d) Cancel our plans

Correct Answer: (c) Solve the problem

Solution:solve the problem.

Eg: The job interview is a week away, so I'm not worried about it yet that bridge when I come to it. I'll cross

16. Touch all bases ________. [SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 Evening]

(a) Force someone to do something
(b) Include everything
(c) Stretch your hands high
(d) Imagine you are flying

Correct Answer: (b) Include everything

Solution:includes everything.

Eg: we have touched all the bases in this book.

17. Cut to the chase - [SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 Morning]

(a) Talking about the important point and leaving out the detail.
(b) Sleeping long hours and spoiling the health.
(c) Cutting long pieces and spoiling the dish cooked.
(d) Stopping unexpectedly and missing the chase.

Correct Answer: (a) Talking about the important point and leaving out the detail.

Solution:talking about the important point and leaving out the detail

Eg: I can see that you are busy so I'll cut to the chase. I need you to lend me a large amount of money.

18. Made out of whole cloth - [SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 Morning]

(a) Entirely fabricated though believable
(b) Entirely true and convincing
(c) Entirely false and fabricated
(d) Entirely false though convincing

Correct Answer: (c) Entirely false and fabricated

Solution:entirely false and fabricated.

19. Reinventing the wheel __________. [SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 Morning]

(a) Examining circumstances that have already been understood.
(b) Wasting one's time for things that have already been satisfactorily done.
(c) Analysing various factors of happenings.
(d) Disturbing the system which has already been in use.

Correct Answer: (b) Wasting one's time for things that have already been satisfactorily done.

Solution:waste a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists.

Eg: Some of these ideas are worth pursuing, but there is no need to reinvent the wheel.

20. Falling head over heels - [SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 Morning]

(a) Feeling deep sympathy to the needy
(b) Finding fault with others
(c) Falling deeply in love with someone
(d) Fixing models without proper analysi

Correct Answer: (c) Falling deeply in love with someone

Solution:falling deeply in love with someone.

Eg: It was obvious that Rahul had fallen head over heels in love with kajal.