Idiom and Phrases SSC GD Questions

Idiom and Phrases MCQ Questions

1.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
At your beck and call
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A.
To have absolute control over someone
B.
To call someone respectfully
C.
To have no control over someone
D.
To call someone and then deny
ANSWER :
A. To have absolute control over someone
2.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
A night owl
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A.
Someone who has good eyesight
B.
Someone who works very hard
C.
Someone who never works
D.
A person who prefers to be awake late at night
ANSWER :
D. A person who prefers to be awake late at night
3.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
Bed of roses
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A.
As one wishes
B.
Be bound to obey
C.
A pleasant condition of life
D.
With all of one's belonging
ANSWER :
C. A pleasant condition of life
4.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
Bag and baggage
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A.
Lots of bags
B.
To make a beginning
C.
Close friends
D.
With all belongings
ANSWER :
D. With all belongings
5.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
After one's own heart
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A.
Having a face as one's own
B.
Having likes and dislikes dissimilar to one's own
C.
Having likes and dislikes far to one's own
D.
Having likes and dislikes similar to one's own
ANSWER :
D. Having likes and dislikes similar to one's own
6.
Select the most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined group of words:
Once in a year, the management of the institute surveys the whole situation.
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A.
take stock of
B.
perplexed with
C.
makes a mark
D.
comes to the front
ANSWER :
A. take stock of