Idioms & Phrases 1000+ MCQ with answer for SSC CGL

1. You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
A. about writing letters
B. written in the letter
C. in every detail
D. very thoughtfully
Answer : C

2. played havoc
A. caused destruciton
B. caused disease
C. caused hardship
D. caused floods
Answer : A

3. Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
A. hard days
B. of mental pressure
C. happy days
D. days of preparation
Answer : C

4. To drink like a fish :
A. To drink little
B. To drink alone
C. To be a drunkard
D. To drink in the company of others
Answer : C

5. By leaps and bounds
A. aimlessly
B. very fast
C. very slow
D. in details
Answer : B

6. To take people by storm :
A. To put people in utter surprise
B. To captivate them unexpectedly
C. To exploit peoples agitation
D. To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
Answer : B

7. To set the thames on fire :
A. To do something remarkable
B. To try to do the impossible
C. To burn something to ashes
D. To fling inonical remarks
Answer : B

8. At dagger's drawn
A. to be very friendly
B. to have bitter enmity
C. to be very familiar
D. to be unknown
Answer : B

9. At daggers drawn
A. at enmity
B. to be puzzled
C. at friendship
D. real cause
Answer : A

10. The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
A. work while keeping patience
B. work with vigour to finish in limited time
C. work with enthusiasm
D. work hard to go against the time
Answer : B

11. To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
A. to release his tension
B. to show his anger
C. to show his approval
D. to show his disple
Answer : B

12. To cool ones heels :
A. To rest for sometime
B. To give no importance to someone
C. To remain in a comfortable position
D. To be kept waiting for sometime
Answer : D

13. A green horn :
A. An envious lady
B. A trainee
C. An inexperienced man
D. A soft-hearted man
Answer : C

14. To cry wolf.
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B

15. He is on the wrong side of seventy.
A. more than seventy years old
B. less than seventy years old
C. seventy years old
D. eighty years old
Answer : A

16. To cast pearls before a swine :
A. To spend recklessly
B. To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
C. To waste monkey over trifles
D. To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
Answer : D

17. Dog in the manger :
A. An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
B. A dog that has no kennel of its own
C. A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
D. A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
Answer : D

18. We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
A. stay in-door
B. prepare for a difficult situation
C. go somewhere safe
D. face the obstacles
Answer : B

19. To be above board.
A. To have a good height
B. To be honest in any business deal
C. Having no debts
D. To try to be beautiful
Answer : B

20. To play second fiddle
A. To be happy, cheerful and healthy
B. To reduce importance of one's senior
C. To support the role and view of another person
D. To do back seat driving
Answer : C

21. To catch a tartar
A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
B. To catch a dangerous person
C. To meet with disaster
D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match
Answer : B

22. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
A. knelt
B. surrendered
C. kept standing
D. refused to yield
Answer : D

23. Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
A. waited for a response to
B. claimed credit for
C. disassociated themselves from
D. seemed eager to continue
Answer : C

24. Whee discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
A. take a firm stand
B. take a light stand
C. take a heavy stand
D. take a shaky stand
Answer : A

25. A bull in a china shop :
A. A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life
B. A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocient people
C. A person who becomes too excited where no excitment is warranted
D. A person who is rought and clumsy where skill and care are required
Answer : D

26. To end in smoke
A. To make completely understand
B. To ruin oneself
C. To excite great applause
D. To overcome someone
Answer : B

27. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
A. knelt
B. surrendered
C. kept standing
D. refused to yield
Answer : D

28. A man of straw
A. A man of no substance
B. A very active person
C. A worthy fellow
D. An unreasonable person
Answer : A

29. I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
A. find his views
B. enlighten him
C. argue with him
D. guide him
Answer : A

30. Despite his initial arrogance he had to eat humble pie .
A. he had to yield under pressure
B. he maintained composure
C. he failed to protest eventually
D. he accepted the food oflfered
Answer : A

31. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
A. put up a colourful mast
B. refused to climb down
C. took over the ship
D. decided to abandon the ship
Answer : B

32. To have an axe to grind.
A. a private end to serve
B. to fail to arouse interest
C. to have no result
D. to work for both sides
Answer : A

33. At the spur of the moment
A. Great Moment
B. Without Delay
C. Very Slow
D. Difficult Moment
Answer : C

34. To cry wolf
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B

35. An apple of discord
A. cause of happiness
B. cause of quarrel
C. cause of wealth
D. cause of illness
Answer : B

36. A black sheep
A. An unlucky person
B. A lucky person
C. An ugly person
D. None of these
Answer : D

37. To turn the tables :
A. To defeat
B. To oppose
C. To create chaos
D. To change the sorry scheme
Answer : D

38. To take a leaf out of somebodys book :
A. To take him as a model
B. To steal something valuable
C. To follow the dictates of someone
D. To conform to others standard
Answer : A

39. To drive home .
A. To find one's root
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
Answer : D

40. To oil the knocker :
A. To instigate a person to do a job
B. To do a work with increased pace
C. To tip the office-boy
D. To revive old enmity
Answer : C

41. He is on the wrong side of seventy .
A. more than seventy years old
B. less than seventy years old
C. seventy years old
D. eighty years old
Answer : A

42. To leave someone in the lurch
A. To come to compromise with someone
B. Constant source of annoyance to someone
C. To put someone at ease
D. To desert someone in his difficulties
Answer : D

43. To make clean breast of
A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C. To confess without of reserve
D. To destroy before it blooms
Answer : C

44. To turn over a new leaf :
A. To change completely ones course of action
B. To shift attention to new problems
C. To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
D. To change the old habits and adopt new ones
Answer : D

45. Apple Pie Order
A. Related to dry fruit packing
B. In perfect order
C. In random order
D. Related to fruits packing
Answer : B

46. To be above board
A. To have a good height
B. To be honest in any business deal
C. They have no debts
D. To try to be beautiful
Answer : B

47. To have an axe to grind
A. A private end to serve
B. To fail to arouse interest
C. To have no result
D. To work for both sides
Answer : A

48. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
A. put up a colourful mast
B. refused to climb down
C. took over the ship
D. decided to abandon the ship
Answer : B

49. He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
A. has everything ready
B. is well organised
C. always scores a zero
D. never gets confused
Answer : B

50. To smell a rat
A. To see signs of plague epidemic
B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat
C. To suspect foul dealings
D. To be in a bad mood
Answer : C