IDIOMS

SSC CHSL 2023 Tier -2

Total Questions: 50

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

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

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]

Correct Answer: (d) An ideal situation
Note:

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]

Correct Answer: (c) Be very poor
Note:

be very poor.

 

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

Correct Answer: (b) birds of the same feather
Note:

of the same interests.

 

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

Correct Answer: (d) To be ignored
Note:

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

 

Correct Answer: (c) hold our horses
Note:

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

Correct Answer: (b) a blessing in disguise
Note:

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_

 

Correct Answer: (b) back to square one
Note:

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]

Correct Answer: (c) To make someone laugh
Note:

to make someone laugh.

 

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

Correct Answer: (a) What a coincidence!
Note:

what a coincidence!

 

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