Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom below.Play devil’s advocate
(Junior Survey Assistant)

In the following question a statement has been given with highlighted text. You are required to replace the text with correct Idioms or phrases given in the options.
He was not agreeing to back off, as if he was arguing, just for the sake of it.

(ASI Steno and Head Constable Ministerial Group C)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Raju tried to help his ex-girlfriend, but she used harsh words. Next time when she was again in need of help, he thought, ‘once bitten twice shy’.
(Talathi)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of gab.
(Constable Telecommunication)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.The gift of the gab
(MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2024 )

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab
(CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab

(Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The council president is known to play devil’s advocate often.
(MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
(Maharashtra Municipal Taxation and Administration Service)

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

He is not a great leader but, he has the gift of gab.

(Constable GD Examination 2022)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once bitten twice shy
(Talathi)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Silver tongue
(Constable GD Examination 2022)

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Having the gift of the gab
(Constable GD 2021)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab
(Selection Post Phase X Matriculation Level)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Thanks to the gift of gab of their coach, the motivated Saudi Arabian team was able to defeat mighty Argentina.
(Office Assistant)

Choose the correct meaning for the given idiom.

Break the ice
(Matron (Reserved for Female only))

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom from the below options:

“Once bitten, twice shy”
(Forest Guard)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
(Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2022)

What is the meaning of the idiom "Break the ice"?
(Assistant Storekeeper)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom below from the given options.
"Once bitten, twice shy"
(Compounder)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
My friend was playing the devil’s advocate in the discussion.
(SICPO Paper II 2022)

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom:
“Break the ice”

(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the below quoted idiom:
“Once bitten, twice shy”

(Junior Secretariat Assistant)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
(MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023)

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

Meera is not qualified much but has the art of speaking.
(CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I )

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

He (broke the ice) by telling a funny joke at the start of the meeting.
(Assistant Superintendent)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Play devil's advocate
(Head Constable Ministerial in Delhi Police Examination 2022)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Not only is he a great leader, he also has the gift of the gab.
(TGT Mathematics OAVS)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Devil’s advocate
(CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
(Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I )

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab
(SICPO Paper I 2024)

Select the correct conclusion based on the meaning of the underlined idiom:
The boy exulted in the success of his petty thefts but the Argus-eyed mother knew it all.
i. The boy was clever enough to take a little money at a time so that his mother never noticed it.
ii. The mother looked at her boy with such love and compassion that he regretted his actions.
iii. The mother was extremely vigilant and caught the boy red handed one day.
iv. The doting mother failed to see the faults of her boy and he became bolder in his acts.

(IB ACIO II Exe)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Play devil's advocate
(Junior Engineer Civil)

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

She (broke the ice) by telling a funny joke at the start of the meeting.
(Assistant Superintendent)

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Once bitten, thrice shy.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

James Bernard was undoubtedly one of the greatest elocutionists of the world. Everyone agreed that he possessed the ____________. (SICPO Paper I 2022)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and complete the proverb.
A barking dog _____ bites. (Junior Judicial Assistant)

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank that completes the proverb used in the given situation
When I visited Japan, I made sure to take off my shoes before entering the traditional Japanese house, remembering the proverb 'When in Rome,_________. (Assistant Section Officer (ASO))

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
My friend was playing the devil’s advocate in the discussion. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

The gift of the gab (Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1)

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

She (broke the ice) by telling a funny joke at the start of the meeting. (Assistant Superintendent)

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

He (broke the ice) by telling a funny joke at the start of the meeting. (Assistant Superintendent)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab (CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I)

Choose the correct meaning for the given idiom.

Break the ice (Matron (Reserved for Female only))

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Gift of the gab (Selection Post Higher Secondary level)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Gift of the gab (Selection Post Phase X Matriculation Level)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab (SICPO Paper I 2024)