IDIOMS

21. A leopard can't change his spots [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words
(b) Something good that isn't recognised at first
(c) You cannot change who you are
(d) Someone who is cherished above all others

Correct Answer: (c) You cannot change who you are

Solution:you cannot change who you are. E.g.- No matter how hard he tries to be organized, his desk is always a mess. A

leopard can't change his spots.

22. The best of both worlds [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) Better to show than tell
(b) Good things come after bad things
(c) Make people comfortable
(d) An ideal situation

Correct Answer: (d) An ideal situation

Solution:an ideal situation.

E.g.- Work from home offers the best of both worlds because you can be productive and also spend time with your family.

23. More people in Turkey are on the breadline now than thirty years ago. [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) Earn a lot of money
(b) Be very expensive
(c) Be very poor
(d) Are well educated

Correct Answer: (c) Be very poor

Solution:be very poor.

24. Both Nitin and Uday are of the same interests. [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) blowing smoke without fire
(b) birds of the same feather
(c) different kettles of fish
(d) under the weather

Correct Answer: (b) birds of the same feather

Solution:of the same interests.

25. Left out in the cold [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) To leave in hurry
(b) To bear extreme weather condition
(c) To serve stale and cold food
(d) To be ignored

Correct Answer: (d) To be ignored

Solution:to be ignored.

E.g.- The new student was left out in the cold at lunch.

26. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

I think we should car. before buying this

(a) eat like a horse
(b) get off our high horse
(c) hold our horses
(d) stop to change horses

Correct Answer: (c) hold our horses

Solution:to wait a moment.

27. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

Choosing not to pursue a degree in computer engineering was market for them is extremely as the limited nowadays

(a) airy fairy
(b) a blessing in disguise
(c) an elevator pitch
(d) a cut above

Correct Answer: (b) a blessing in disguise

Solution:something that seems bad at first, but results in good happening later.

28. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

All my efforts went in vain. The project on which I was working for the last two months has failed and we are_

(a) around the bend
(b) back to square one
(c) all in the seventh heaven
(d) on the fly

Correct Answer: (b) back to square one

Solution:Back to square one means to start over. The given sentence states that the project on which I was working for the last two months has failed and we are back to square one. Hence, 'back to square one' is the most appropriate answer.

29. Crack someone up [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) To criticise someone
(b) To make someone angry
(c) To make someone laugh
(d) To force someone to commit a mistake

Correct Answer: (c) To make someone laugh

Solution:to make someone laugh.

30. What a small world! [SSC CPO 03/10/2023]

(a) What a coincidence!
(b) What a beautiful place!
(c) The world is a village.
(d) The world is great.

Correct Answer: (a) What a coincidence!

Solution:what a coincidence!

E.g.- I bumped into my childhood friend while on vacation in a remote village. What a small world!