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: “Run out of steam.”

A) Lose impetus or enthusiasm.

B) To keep going even after losing all energy.

C) Build interest as you go along.

D) Have no more funds to proceed any further.

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

A) A person unknowingly letting out a secret.

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

C) A secret which is known by everybody.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Faced with a dilemma.

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

C) Ask for advice on a difficult problem.

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

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5. 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 die.

D) To take one’s anger out.

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

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

B) Reach your target by breaking through an obstacle.

C) Pass with flying colours.

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

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

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

B) Doing a job haphazardly.

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

D) Rich people who are shallow and greedy.

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

A) The youngest child is the most mischievous.

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

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

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

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

A) Feel afraid of something or someone.

B) Feel unhealthy and very weak.

C) Used to emphasize that one completely opposes something.

D) Be dead sure of something.

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

A) Add more protection to an already strong shield.

B) Push a person to perform to its extreme.

C) Build something big by yourself.

D) To drive very fast.

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

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

B) To create trouble for others.

C) To succeed by making others fail.

D) To beg for a favor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.

B) Stop yourself from saying something hurtful.

C) Being practical.

D) In an ironic or insincere way.

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

A) Play loud irritating music.

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

C) Do something to stop the losses.

D) Prevent something from happening.

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

A) Favorite place of cats.

B) A very small place.

C) A place where ladies meet to party.

D) Things located diagonally opposite each other.

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

A) Intoxicated with alcohol.

B) Behave arrogantly.

C) Feel jubilant after victory.

D) Feel light after meditation.

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

A) Meet someone after a long time.

B) Like someone secretly.

C) Praise someone.

D) Betray someone.

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

A) Do something unbelievable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D) Earn wealth or reputation by unfair means.

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

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

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

C) Begging someone to listen to your grievances.

D) Call someone for severe scolding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B) Loyalty will not go unrewarded.

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

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

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

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

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

A) An imaginary utopian place or situation.

B) A place that is worse than hell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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