Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
An old head on young shoulders
(CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

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Viswanathan Anand’s remarkable win against Vladimir Kramnik added a feather in his cap.
(Junior Librarian)

Choose the idiom/phrase that can substitute the highlighted group of words meaningfully.

Please come in and make yourself comfortable.
(Clerk Clerical Typist Class 3 (Administrative Services))

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The employee took the manager’s remark with a pinch of salt
(CGLE 2022 Tier II Paper I)

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At cross purposes
(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023)

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A perfect storm
(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
Qualifying for JEE Advanced has given Abhikriti a shot in the arm.
(Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2023)

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Flutter the dovecotes
(Jr.Field Engineer (Civil))

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To burn the midnight oil
(SICPO Paper I 2023)

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Break new ground
(MTS Non Technical 2020)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The United Nations is working to eliminate the vicious cycle of poverty.
(CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Ruffle someone’s feathers
(Selection Post Matriculation Level)

Which of the following statements correctly uses the idiom 'at the eleventh hour’ by substituting the underlined words?

A. While organizing the event, we realized that we were running short of time.
B. The runner in the third place overtook the ones ahead of him at the last moment and won the race.
C. She believes in planning meticulously well in advance so that there is no exigency later.
D. He disturbed me late at night to inform me of his appointment as the Commissioner.





(IB ACIO II Exe)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Like a fish out of water
(Constable Cum Driver)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
I just went to Bali on a backpacking trip and did everything by the ear without any itinerary.
(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.A piece of cake
(Selection Post Matriculation Level)

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom:
“Miss the boat/ bus”

(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To make ends meet
(Forest Guard)

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To breast the tape
(CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Win laurels

(CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the appropriate option that can substitute the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
R Ashwin proved to be a dark horse in his first test match against South Africa.
(Junior Judicial Assistant)

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below:
Up for grabs
(Assistant Superintendent)

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See eye to eye
(MTS Non Technical 2020)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The child made a wry face when he was denied entry into the museum.
(Constable GD Examination 2022)

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Give cold shoulder

(CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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To walk the tight rope

(MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021)

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation.

Geetika spoke a lot about her new movie. However, it came to nothing in the theatres.
(CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.The Midas touch
(Nurse GNM)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Make up with (someone)
(MTS Non Technical 2020)

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Sea change

(CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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Does my name ring a bell for you?

(MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Shah called Saeed a hard nut to crack, and described him as cool, but intelligent.
(Selection Post Matriculation level)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To blow one’s own horn
(Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Through thick and thin
(TCS)

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Make head or tail of something
(Assistant)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Your guess is as good as mine
(Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2024 )

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to settle old scores
(Maharashtra Municipal Engineering Services Civil)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Fall between two stools
(Constable GD Examination 2025)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
"Idle hands are the devil’s tools"
(TCS)

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Read between the lines
(CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Pull someone’s leg
(Warden Superintendent Female)

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Down in the mouth
(Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom below from the given options.
" Light at the end of the tunnel"
(Laboratory Technician)

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Hit below the belt.
(Daftar Karkoon Measurer Canal Inspector)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
New kid on the block
(CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
all in all
(Paper 2 English Language and Comprehension)

The artist diligently worked in her studio for several months, ultimately bringing her vision to fruition.
What does the idiom "bring her vision to fruition" mean in this context?
(Assistant Manager Electrical)

Select appropriate idiom/phrase which can be suitably substituted in this sentence:
The land displaced people, who decided to leave the village for construction of dam will fight tooth and nail for their rights.

(Assistant)

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom:
“Costs an arm and a leg”.

(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Salt of the earth

(SICPO Paper I 2022)