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: “Blessing in disguise”

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

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

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

D) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.

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

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

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

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

A) A paradise is ruined when fools enter it.

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

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

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

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

A) In full detail.

B) In anxiety.

C) In dispute.

D) In happy mood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) A way of asking what someone is thinking.

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

C) Another way of saying pennywise pound foolish.

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

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

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

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

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

D) A few inspirational words can do wonderful things.

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

A) To bribe.

B) To disregard recklessly.

C) To act in a like manner.

D) To apologize.

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

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

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

A) Choose a comfortable place to spend the night.

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

C) Target the weaker players to win the match.

D) Always choose comfort over hardship.

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

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

B) No matter what happens.

C) Welcome all visitors with open arms.

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

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

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

B) A game where you progress level by level.

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

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

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

A) A period of difficulty.

B) A potholed road.

C) A medical bandage.

D) Shoddy repair work.

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

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

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

C) A person finally getting due punishment.

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

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

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

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

C) No words can do justice to a masterpiece.

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

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

A) To crack jokes at somebody’s expense.

B) To calm an anxious person.

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

D) To be an irritant.

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

A) A group of criminals.

B) In an alliance or partnership with.

C) A marriage made in heaven.

D) With a lot of determination.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) To prepare for hard work.

B) To be unable to decide.

C) To one’s liking.

D) To be at strife.

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

A) Get angry.

B) Get more complicated.

C) Get married.

D) Get into a fight.

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

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

B) Be always welcome whenever you go back.

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

D) Be happy when a person leaves.

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