Study Material for SSC and Bank Exams

                                                              IDIOMS AND PHRASES

Directions: In these questions, four alternatives are given for  the Idiom/Phrase  bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1.To turn a deaf year
(a)To show one’s deaf ear to a doctor
(b)To disregard totally
(c)To turn one’s ear towards somebody
(d)unable to listen

2.Fool’s paradise
(a)Heaven
(b)An entirely false understanding
(c)An urban slum
(d)Hell

3.Laughing stock
(a) A collection of jokes
(b)One who has made money in stock market
(c)One who laughs at other
(d)An object of ridicule

4.Half-hearted
(a)Uneconomical 
(b)Unhelpful
(c)Unenthusiastic
(d)Reckless

5.Add fuel to the flame
(a)Excite
(b)Exhort
(c)Incite
(d)Exert

6.To be all at sea
(a)A  family voyage
(b) Lost and confused
(c)A string of islands
(d)In the middle of the ocean

77.To take to one’s heels
(a) To walk slowly
(b)To run away
(c)To march forward
(d)To hop and jump

8.To bite the dust
(a)Eat voraciously
(b)Have nothing to eat
(c)Eat roots
(d)None of the above
9.A bolt from the blue
(a)A delayed event
(b)An inexplicable event
(c)An unpleasant event

10.Cold comfort
(a)Absurdity
(b)Deception
(c)Slight satisfaction
(d)Foolish proposal

11.To strain every nerve
(a)To make utmost efforts
(b)To feel weak and tired
(c)To be a diligent worker
(d)To be methodical in work


Answers;

1.(b)  2.( b)  3.(d)   4.(c)  5.(c)   6.(b)   7(b)   8(d) 

9.(c)  10(c) 11.(a)