Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break a leg
(SICPO Paper I 2023)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once in a blue moon
(Talathi)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Out of the blue
(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023)

Complete the sentence by replacing the underlined segment with the appropriate idiom:
"Winning the competition was an unexpected surprise for her."
(Assistant Manager Human Resource)

Identify the meaning of the idiom in the given situation.

I will always stand by my friend.
(SICPO Paper I 2024)

Select the most appropriate meaning that can replace the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I meet my school friends once in a blue moon .
(Constable Cook)

Select the option that is closest in meaning to the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.
My room is always spick and span.
(Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The eldest sister received the lion’s share of her father’s property.
(MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021)

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed idiom correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.

He (saw the light) after reading the book.
(Assistant Superintendent)

The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct Idiom for the bracketed text.
"Well, (I am about to drink this!)" Lilly said before taking her cough medicine.
(Assistant Section Officer (ASO))

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

Stone’s throw
(TCS)

Select the correct meaning of the idiom in bold and italics.
Look, the devil is beating his wife. Do you think we'll see a rainbow?

(SICPO Paper I 2022)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Mihir's ability to think outside ____________ always gives our team the upper hand when tackling complex problems.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Seeing my messy room, my mother taught me to keep everything in order. Now my room is ________.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.
A gift from my teacher on the eve of the new year was a complete surprise.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
My sisters wished me good luck before I went on the stage to sing.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined part of the following sentence.
My brother always received the lion’s share of every meal that we had.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Mihir's ability to think outside ____________ always gives our team the upper hand when tackling complex problems. (SICPO Paper I 2024)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Just bite the ______ and tell him the truth. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Looking for a needle ________. (Junior Engineer (Civil) Gr II)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
When it comes to standing up for himself, John is ______.
(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and complete the proverb.

Meera said she would never cheat her friends but in reality, a leopard can’t change its _____. (Junior Judicial Assistant)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

You must have heard the phrase ‘tip of the iceberg’. What is it? What does it mean? When we know only a little bit about a big problem; we say it’s just a tip of the iceberg. The big mass of ice lies below the ________ of water. Only about one-eighth of an iceberg can be seen. Therefore, the _______ ‘tip of the ice berg’ came into existence. (IMD Scientific Assistant Computer Science and Information Technology)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The termites were just the tip of the _________, but the house was near collapsing in reality. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The activist is working really hard and was determined to ________ for this cause. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

APJ Abdul Kalam’s house, located on Mosque Street was within the reach of the famous temple of Rameswaram. It was just________from it.

(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
David always kept his ______ open for anything that might put them at risk. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The little boy demanded colourful balloons, ribbons in the village fair. When the father didn’t pay heed to his demands, the boy made a________.

(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Seeing my messy room, my mother taught me to keep everything in order. Now my room is ________.

(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To make up for (Stenographer 2020)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In your birthday suit (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

The lion's share (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Spick and span (Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Once in a blue moon (Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Vanish into thin air (Stenographer 2020)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Break a leg (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I)

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The team always _______ to come up with unique advertisements for all its clients. (SICPO Paper I 2024)

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed idiom correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.

He (saw the light) after reading the book. (Assistant Superintendent)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Where the shoe pinches (CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

By the skin of your teeth

(Draftsman Gr III)

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
His mentor understood the deep anguish the student was going through without him being informed about it. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Lie low (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Dark horse (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate idiom to complete the given sentence.
With the increasing market prices and stagnant salaries, he is _________. (CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A fly on the wall (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Choose the idiom/phrase that can substitute the highlighted group of words meaningfully.
I've, made a final decision after a period of consideration and I think we should move after all. (Warder Reserved for male Only)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A bolt from the blue (CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Blow off steam. (Warder Reserved for male Only)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To smell a rat
(MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021)