SSC

Stenographer 2022 all IDOMS QUESTIONS By Shubham Sir (RBE)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Q1. Separate the wheat from the chaff
1. Cooking food during famine 2. To separate the valuable from the worthless
3. Farming barren lands with little water
4. Harvesting crops and cooking them

Q2. To be in the driving seat

1. To allow other people to go past yourself
2. To be in charge or control of a situation
3. To be able to drive a vehicle
4. To avoid speaking up on something

Q3. Hit the nail on the head

1. Take advantage of a good situation
2. Do something exactly right 3. Do something without having planned beforehand
4. Do something pointless

Q4. Hit the sack

1. Go to sleep 2. To harm someone 3. Achieve something 4. Complete the task

Q5. Cissy promised t̲o̲ ̲t̲u̲r̲ n̲ ̲o̲v̲ e̲ r̲ ̲a̲ ̲n̲e̲ w̲ ̲le

̲ ̲ a̲ f̲ and keep her room clean from now on.
1. To accept immediately 2. To take a chance 3. To start behaving in a better way
4. To tease someone

Q6. Break a leg

1. Bravery 2. Good luck 3. Accident 4. Sudden attack

Q7. You need to be aware of a̲ r̲ g̲u̲ s̲ -̲e̲y̲e̲ d̲ people in the organisation.

1. Angry 2. Kind 3. Content 4. Vigilant

Q8. The new production targets have stirred up a hornet's nest.

1. To confess without reserve 2. To preserve one’s energy 3. To gain prominence 4. To raise
controversy

Q9. To win laurels

1. To win an easy battle 2. To achieve honours and glory
3. To be fooled by others 4. To secure a well-paying job

Q10. He b̲ u̲ r̲ n̲t̲ ̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲f̲in

̲ ̲ g̲e̲ r̲ s̲ interfering in others’ problems.
1. caught his fingers in fire 2. was happy 3. got in good relations with 4. got into trouble

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 Q11. To keep a good table
1. To keep good company 2. To have a luxurious home 3. To keep one’s home organised
4. To offer sumptuous food to one’s guests

Q12. Grandpa often likes to sit in the balcony and c̲ h̲e̲ w̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲f̲a̲t̲ with me.
1. Criticise people 2. Gossip and make small talk 3. Chew meat 4. Play a game

Q13. Break the ice

1. To talk about something that is considered taboo
2. To discuss something worthless
3. To begin a conversation to relieve the tension in an uncomfortable situation
4. To reveal a secret

Q14. Two peas in a pod

1. Treat people fairly 2. Look very similar in appearance or character
3. Talk about a problem 4. Make a bad situation worse

Q15. Bite the bullet

1. To feel powerless because of fatigue
2. To get something over with because it is inevitable
3. To eat something unhealthy because of its taste
4. To buy ammunition because of upcoming danger

Q16. By the skin of your teeth

1. To do difficult tasks 2. To get worried easily 3. Chewing food improperly 4. To just barely get by
or make it

Q17. Arunima is the a̲ p̲p̲l̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲h̲e̲ r̲ ̲m̲o̲ t̲h̲e̲ r̲ ’̲s̲ ̲e̲y̲e̲ .
1. Her mother’s enemy 2. Annoying to her mother 3. A person of whom her mother is extremely
fond and proud
4. Spiteful person

Q18. They g̲o̲ t̲ ̲in

̲ ̲ t̲o̲ ̲h̲o̲ t̲ ̲w̲a̲ t̲e̲r̲ when their tricks were revealed by their neighbour.
1. Landed in trouble 2. Made fun of 3. Were thoroughly familiar with
4. Took the help of

Q19. At the eleventh hour

1. In the evening 2. At the last moment 3. At night 4. In the morning

Q20. Take away your breath

1. Astonishing 2. Falling in love 3. Killing 4. Exhausting

Q21. By leaps and bounds

1. Slowly 2. Abruptly 3. Stealthily 4. Rapidly

Q22. Blow hot and cold

1. Critiquing 2. Vacillating 3. Tormenting 4. Rebuking

Q23. Chicken hearted

1. Someone who is hypocritical
2. Someone who is brave and courageous
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 3. Someone who cannot be won over
4. Someone who lacks courage and is easily frightened

Q24. The young athletes b̲ o̲ r̲ e̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲p̲a̲ l̲m̲ in almost all the events.
1. Fixed 2. Lost 3. Won 4. Compromised

Q25. Break fresh/new ground

1. To build a new house 2. To do something that was not done before
3. To dig a well 4. To talk to stranger

Q26. She's got a charley horse in her leg.

1. Inertness 2. Assist someone 3. Cramp 4. Being very mobile

Q27. Go through fire and water

1. To fail in all types of hardships
2. To pass through life 3. To pass through all types of hardships
4. To pass through all types of luxury

Q28. Cissy promised t̲o̲ ̲t̲u̲r̲ n̲ ̲o̲v̲ e̲ r̲ ̲a̲ ̲n̲e̲ w̲ ̲le

̲ ̲ a̲ f̲ and keep her room clean from now on.
1. To accept immediately 2. To take a chance 3. To start behaving in a better way
4. To tease someone

Q29. You need to be aware of a̲ r̲ g̲u̲ s̲ -̲e̲y̲e̲ d̲ people in the organisation.

1. Angry 2. Kind 3. Content 4. Vigilant

Q30. He b̲ u̲ r̲ n̲t̲ ̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲f̲in

̲ ̲ g̲e̲ r̲ s̲ interfering in others’ problems.
1. caught his fingers in fire 2. was happy 3. got in good relations with 4. got into trouble

Q31. Arunima is the a̲ p̲p̲l̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲h̲e̲ r̲ ̲m̲o̲ t̲h̲e̲ r̲ ’̲s̲ ̲e̲y̲e̲ .
1. Her mother’s enemy 2. Annoying to her mother 3. A person of whom her mother is extremely
fond and proud
4. Spiteful person

Answer Key

Q.1 2 Q.2 2 Q.3 2 Q.4 1 Q.5 3

Q.6 2 Q.7 4 Q.8 4 Q.9 2 Q.10 4
Q.11 4 Q.12 2 Q.13 3 Q.14 2 Q.15 2
Q.16 4 Q.17 3 Q.18 1 Q.19 2 Q.20 1
Q.21 4 Q.22 2 Q.23 4 Q.24 3 Q.25 2
Q.26 3 Q.27 3 Q.28 3 Q.29 4 Q.30 4
Q.31 3

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