Cluster · Idioms and Phrases Usage

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Idioms Phrases and Proverbs Usage
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Questions in this cluster
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Question Category Subtype Difficulty

Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.

I don't know why she bought that book - she uses it_____________.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.

He left her___________even though he knew she had a recent nervous breakdown.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Couch potato 

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The average rate of blinking of an eye is

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Choose the appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A hair's breadth

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Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.

Even so, pandemic should never come as________________, however exalted your place is in the whole world.

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

I told you not to play the prank but you didn’t listen, now face the music.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.

Then, while planning his career, he decided upon fitness training because engineers were a _______.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.

The new routine will suit you to a T.

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bad iron

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. 

People should also look at art to learn how to be creative, live creatively, and (how to think outside of the box).

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Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.

The government has decided to ______ GST on some items in order to help small traders.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Fill in the blank in the sentence with the correct one-word substitution and idiom.

The ___________ (person who studies weather) warned that the upcoming storm could cause severe damage, urging citizens to ___________ (take precautions or prepare) for the worst.

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Till the cows come home

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.
I was happy to see my friend because I had not seen her in ___________.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

What a small world!

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ssc idiom intermediate

During the team project, Mehak always wanted to do things his way and dismissed any suggestions from his teammates.

What would be the most appropriate idiom to describe her behaviour?

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

I told you not to play the prank but you didn’t listen, now face the music.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.

I don't know why she bought that book - she uses it_____________.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Choose the correct proverb.

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ssc intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To face the music

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ssc idiom intermediate

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

I felt nervous all through the interview, but I replied as well as was possible for anyone in the situation.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

By the rule of thumb

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

Reap the whirlwind

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To square the circle

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I told you not to play the prank but you didn’t listen, now face the music.

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ssc idiom intermediate

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

Draconian law

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To put something on hold.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.

She was within a hair's breadth of winning.

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Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Making the final paper was a really difficult task but by the end of the week, I was able to ______ .

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The team always _______ to come up with unique advertisements for all its clients.

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ssc idiom intermediate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To face the music

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Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence.

Brave people never hide at the moment of decision.

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