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: “Pedal to the metal.”

A) To drive very fast.

B) Push a person to perform to its extreme.

C) Build something big by yourself.

D) Add more protection to an already strong shield.

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

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

B) Begging someone to listen to your grievances.

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

D) Call someone for severe scolding.

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

A) To create trouble for others.

B) To beg for a favor.

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

D) To succeed by making others fail.

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

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

B) Doing a job haphazardly.

C) Rich people who are shallow and greedy.

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

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

A) Shift the responsibility for something to someone else.

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

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

D) Borrow small amounts of money from your friends.

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

A) Feel jubilant after victory.

B) Behave arrogantly.

C) Intoxicated with alcohol.

D) Feel light after meditation.

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

A) Stop yourself from saying something hurtful.

B) Being practical.

C) In an ironic or insincere way.

D) Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.

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9. 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) Loyalty will not go unrewarded.

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

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

A) Prevent something from happening.

B) Play loud irritating music.

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

D) Do something to stop the losses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) The youngest child is the most mischievous.

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

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

B) Do something unbelievable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Earn wealth or reputation by unfair means.

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

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

B) Pass with flying colours.

C) Reach your target by breaking through an obstacle.

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

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

A) To prepare for sleep.

B) To take one’s anger out.

C) To hit where it hurts the most.

D) To die.

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

A) Feel unhealthy and very weak.

B) Feel afraid of something or someone.

C) Used to emphasize that one completely opposes something.

D) Be dead sure of something.

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

A) Ask for advice on a difficult problem.

B) Faced with a dilemma.

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

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

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

A) Meet someone after a long time.

B) Praise someone.

C) Betray someone.

D) Like someone secretly.

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

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

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

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

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

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24. 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) Have no more funds to proceed any further.

D) Build interest as you go along.

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25. 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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