SSC IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ 5

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SSC IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ 5

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1. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Pull the plug.”

A) Prevent something from happening.

B) Do something to stop the losses.

C) Behave greedily and take the most of the shared things for oneself.

D) Play loud irritating music.

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2. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Cut corners.”

A) Even a coward when cornered musters the strength to fight back.

B) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.

C) One has to sacrifice to achieve one’s goals.

D) Remove the sharp edges now if you don’t want to get hurt later.

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3. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Lend me your ear.”

A) Call someone for severe scolding.

B) Begging someone to listen to your grievances.

C) To politely ask for someone’s full attention.

D) When nobody is willing to hear your side of the story.

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4. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “To hit the sack.”

A) To prepare for sleep.

B) To hit where it hurts the most.

C) To take one’s anger out.

D) To die.

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5. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Every dog has his day.”

A) Everyone will have good luck at some point in their lives.

B) Every person has a talent, and one will discover it one day.

C) The weakest will become the strongest; that is the cycle of life.

D) Loyalty will not go unrewarded.

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6. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Cross that bridge when you come to it.”

A) Deal with a problem when and if it arises.

B) A bridge is a path to a different world.

C) If you are brave, then you can overcome all hurdles.

D) It is always better to plan for an eventuality rather than face it when you are unprepared.

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7. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Tongue in cheek.”

A) Stop yourself from saying something hurtful.

B) Being practical.

C) Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.

D) In an ironic or insincere way.

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8. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Fire the imagination.”

A) To make someone feel very interested in something and excited about it.

B) To destroy a person’s dreams or ambitions by giving discouraging advice.

C) Do something unbelievable.

D) Advise someone to be more practical in an effort to tackle a problem.

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9. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Rags to riches.”

A) Earn wealth or reputation by unfair means.

B) To con someone and become rich by taking away their wealth.

C) Used to describe a person’s rise from a state of extreme poverty to one of great wealth.

D) It takes a lot of hard work to earn wealth.

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10. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “I can’t think straight.”

A) Accept that the puzzle is too difficult for you.

B) Faced with a dilemma.

C) Ask for advice on a difficult problem.

D) Cannot think rationally due to being overwhelmed with emotion.

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11. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Hocus pocus.”

A) Doing a job haphazardly.

B) Rich people who are shallow and greedy.

C) Walking in a zig-zag manner, especially under the influence of alcohol.

D) Meaningless talk or activity, typically designed to trick someone.

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12. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Run out of steam.”

A) To keep going even after losing all energy.

B) Lose impetus or enthusiasm.

C) Have no more funds to proceed any further.

D) Build interest as you go along.

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13. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Pedal to the metal.”

A) Build something big by yourself.

B) Add more protection to an already strong shield.

C) Push a person to perform to its extreme.

D) To drive very fast.

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14. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “The tail is wagging the dog.”

A) A situation where a small good thing makes everyone happy.

B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation.

C) Even smaller tasks become important if the whole project is to succeed.

D) A person who is always happy to meet you.

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15. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Pulling your leg.”

A) To succeed by making others fail.

B) To beg for a favor.

C) To create trouble for others.

D) To trick or lie to someone in a playful way.

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16. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “It’s not rocket science.”

A) Speak in jargon that is not understandable by laymen.

B) A task so difficult that it has a slim chance of success.

C) Used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand.

D) Refuse something that someone wants on a false pretext.

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17. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Stab someone in the back.”

A) Like someone secretly.

B) Betray someone.

C) Praise someone.

D) Meet someone after a long time.

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18. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Last but not least.”

A) The last task is the most difficult of a big project.

B) The class failure usually surprises everybody with success in real life.

C) The youngest child is the most mischievous.

D) Last in order of mention or occurrence but not last in importance.

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19. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Kitty-corner.”

A) Things located diagonally opposite each other.

B) A very small place.

C) Favorite place of cats.

D) A place where ladies meet to party.

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20. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Over my dead body.”

A) Used to emphasize that one completely opposes something.

B) Be dead sure of something.

C) Feel unhealthy and very weak.

D) Feel afraid of something or someone.

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21. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “As high as a kite.”

A) Behave arrogantly.

B) Feel jubilant after victory.

C) Intoxicated with alcohol.

D) Feel light after meditation.

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22. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “A little bird told me.”

A) Have a strong network of spies from where you get reliable information from which you can profit.

B) A person unknowingly letting out a secret.

C) Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.

D) A secret which is known by everybody.

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23. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Shoot through.”

A) Reach your target by breaking through an obstacle.

B) Pass with flying colours.

C) Leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something.

D) Practice a difficult task so many times that you can do it easily.

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24. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Never-never land.”

A) A place that you know that you will never be able to visit.

B) A place about which you have heard such stories that you would not like to go.

C) A place that is worse than hell.

D) An imaginary utopian place or situation.

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25. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/Idiom: “Pass the buck.”

A) Borrow small amounts of money from your friends.

B) Shift the responsibility for something to someone else.

C) Offer help even without the other person asking for it.

D) Pass a person by awarding a few grace marks.

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