A) The worst possible situation

A) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety

B) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument

A) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas

C) An accelerating growth of magnitude

D) Much excitement over something trivial

A) Working hard to try to impress

D) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

A) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation

C) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done

B) Having something more important to take care of

Idioms Quiz | Set - 01 | 25 Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL, CDS, NDA, BANK, Teaching Exams, IBPS, SBI, Air force, Navy

Idioms Quiz Set – 01

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Q: 1 Fit as a fiddle

A) To be extremely excited and energetic
B) Something is perfect
C) To be in good health
D) A good and useful invention

Q: 2 By the skin of your teeth

A) Very protective
B) To be less affected by criticisms and rebuffs
C) Saved by others
D) By a very narrow margin

Q: 3 A perfect storm

A) The worst possible situation
B) Healing from trauma
C) Appropriate for all occasions
D) Pretty good judgement

Q: 4 Cutting corners

A) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety
B) To take the long way around
C) To follow the rules strictly
D) To be honest and fair

Q: 5 Come what may

A) To get frightened
B) No matter what happens
C) Meeting someone
D) To be among the latest

Q: 6 Devil’s advocate

A) One who presents very logical arguments
B) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument
C) One who never argues
D) One who is very precise and accurate

Q: 7 Break a leg

A) To love someone
B) To avoid someone
C) To wish someone good luck
D) To hurt someone

Q: 8 By and by

A) Gradually
B) On the whole
C) Altogether
D) One after the other

Q: 9 Bite the dust

A) To fall asleep
B) To remain calm
C) To fall from a height
D) To suffer a defeat

Q: 10 At cross purposes

A) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas
B) Blindly following each other’s ideas
C) Developing and amplifying ideas given
D) Finalising ideas and plans

Q: 11 A snowball effect

A) Cold and uncomfortable
B) Trick someone completely
C) An accelerating growth of magnitude
D) Slow movement

Q: 12 A storm in a teacup

A) Suffering in silence
B) Easy money
C) A signal for upcoming storm
D) Much excitement over something trivial

Q: 13 A leopard can’t change his spots

A) Someone who is cherished above all others
B) You cannot change who you are
C) A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words
D) Something good that isn’t recognised at first

Q: 14 Down in the mouth

A) Discourteous
B) Angry
C) Exaggerating
D) Unhappy

Q: 15 A mare’s nest

A) A refreshing situation
B) A familiar situation
C) A new situation
D) A confused situation

Q: 16 Bend over backwards

A) Working hard to try to impress
B) Using wrongful means
C) Working slowly and lazily
D) Going backward

Q: 17 Easier said than done

A) Not as moderate as it appears to be
B) Not as restricted as it appears to be
C) Not as difficult as it appears to be
D) Not as easy as it appears to be

Q: 18 Day and night

A) Diligently
B) Continuously
C) Adversely
D) Clumsily

Q: 19 Call it a day

A) To refer to something as something else
B) To have the greatest day ever
C) To stop working
D) To be very straightforward

Q: 20 Bite the bullet

A) To hurt someone physically
B) To eat food quickly
C) Decide to do what is good
D) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

Q: 21 Call the shots

A) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation
B) To be in a powerless position that follows orders
C) To be a follower that makes less important decision
D) To be in a neutral position

Q: 22 Face the music

A) To be cheated by someone you trust
B) To work every possible way to succeed
C) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done
D) To have the problems with money

Q: 23 A plum job

A) An easy and pleasant job
B) A difficult job
C) A job involving extensive travelling
D) A rare job

Q: 24 Bigger fish to fry

A) Having work more than one’s capacity
B) Having something more important to take care of
C) To be similar to one’s parents in some way
D) To barely get something done

Q: 25 Done up

A) Exhausted
B) Complete
C) Ruined
D) Failed

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