SSC IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ 3

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SSC IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ 3

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1. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Choose a soft option”

A) Target the weaker players to win the match.

B) Always choose comfort over hardship.

C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation.

D) Choose a comfortable place to spend the night.

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2. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “All in a day’s work”

A) Work all day on a job that you love.

B) Even in routine work, one can find instances of fun.

C) Something unusual or difficult accepted as part of someone’s normal routine.

D) A lot of work which is done in just one day.

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3. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “A red rag to a bull”

A) A few inspirational words can do wonderful things.

B) All prepared and waiting for the signal to start.

C) An object, utterance, or act which is certain to provoke someone.

D) A signal or symbol used to warn a person.

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4. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “In cahoots with”

A) With a lot of determination.

B) A marriage made in heaven.

C) A group of criminals.

D) In an alliance or partnership with.

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5. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Come what may”

A) No matter what happens.

B) Willing to become whatever fate has in store for your future.

C) Insure all your property from all kinds of losses.

D) Welcome all visitors with open arms.

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6. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Get on somebody’s nerves”

A) Be angry with yourself but take out the anger on somebody else.

B) To crack jokes at somebody’s expense.

C) To be an irritant.

D) To calm an anxious person.

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7. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Eyebrow raising”

A) Pretend to like something or someone even when you dislike.

B) Look up in defiance as a show of rebellion.

C) A person finally getting due punishment.

D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.

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8. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Tie the knot”

A) Get more complicated.

B) Get married.

C) Get into a fight.

D) Get angry.

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9. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Back seat driver”

A) A person who acts as a remote control taking orders from others.

B) A person who gives unwanted advice is sometimes right.

C) A passenger who gives unwanted and/or unneeded directions to the driver.

D) When too many people are controlling a project it is bound to fail.

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10. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “To bid defiance”

A) To bribe.

B) To act in a like manner.

C) To disregard recklessly.

D) To apologize.

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11. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Achilles heel”

A) A weakness or vulnerable point.

B) A strength which eventually becomes your weakness.

C) The point where you have converted your weakness into your strength.

D) A weakness which turns out to be a strength.

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12. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Be glad to see the back of”

A) Be always welcome whenever you go back.

B) Talk bad about somebody you hate behind their back.

C) Feel happy that you backed off from a fruitless plan.

D) Be happy when a person leaves.

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13. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Easier said than done”

A) Once a difficult task is done, it feels easy.

B) Intentionally tell someone that a difficult task is easy.

C) Be more easily talked about than put into practice.

D) A task which is expected to be difficult turns out to be easy.

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14. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Be under no illusions”

A) Be fully aware of the true state of affairs.

B) Get out of a magic spell.

C) Not be duped by a cheater.

D) Don’t have the habit of daydreaming.

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15. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “A picture paints a thousand words”

A) A great poem or script recreates a complete imagery.

B) No words can do justice to a masterpiece.

C) An image of a subject conveys its meaning more effectively than a description does.

D) Your mind will create fanciful images based on the information that it gets.

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16. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “To gird up the loins”

A) To be unable to decide.

B) To be at strife.

C) To prepare for hard work.

D) To one’s liking.

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17. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “A bad patch”

A) A medical bandage.

B) A period of difficulty.

C) Shoddy repair work.

D) A potholed road.

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18. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Level playing field”

A) A game played where the weaker side is given an advantage to make it a fair fight.

B) A game which appears unfair but is actually fair.

C) A game where you progress level by level.

D) A situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding.

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19. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Blessing in disguise”

A) A life of hardship does wonders for a person’s character.

B) Good fortune always follows bad; that is the way of fate.

C) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.

D) If a curse makes one stronger than it is a blessing.

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20. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “A fool’s paradise”

A) Pretending that everything is going fine when actually all is being lost.

B) A state of happiness based on a person’s not knowing about potential trouble.

C) A paradise is ruined when fools enter it.

D) An average person appears smart in the company of fools.

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21. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “With bated breath”

A) In full detail.

B) In dispute.

C) In happy mood.

D) In anxiety.

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22. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Evil twin”

A) To show behavior which randomly switches between good and evil.

B) When two people are alike then one will be good and the other evil.

C) An imaginary double humorously invoked to explain or excuse uncharacteristic or reprehensible behavior.

D) Getting punished for the deeds of another person who is just like you.

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23. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Add insult to injury”

A) The world usually slanders a fallen person rather than help him.

B) A disgrace becomes worse when friends and family disown you.

C) A suffering is compounded if you are hurt at the same place again.

D) To further a loss with mockery to worsen an unfavorable situation.

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24. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “A penny for your thoughts”

A) An idea is less worth a penny unless it is executed successfully.

B) Willing to share a secret only at a price.

C) A way of asking what someone is thinking.

D) Another way of saying pennywise pound foolish.

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25. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Be in the red”

A) To be in a loss or debt.

B) Be in the list of people who are never invited.

C) Be in the bad books of a person.

D) Be the top performer.

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