CGL 2020 Prelims Idioms Part 2

Question 1 of 17

1. Question

A bad egg

Someone who is dishonest and unreliable
Someone who doesn't like eggs
Someone who likes to break eggs
Someone who regularly makes mistakes

Question 2 of 17

2. Question

To pay lip service

To talk out of turn
To ask for permission
To make loud statements
To be insincere

Question 3 of 17

3. Question

To get the ball rolling

To begin a process
To play a ball game well
To keep working until late
To match an opponent

Question 4 of 17

4. Question

Through thick and thin

With all kinds of people
With humility
Under all conditions
With ego and pride

Question 5 of 17

5. Question

On the horizon

The successful beginning of a business venture
A plan for the distant future
An event that is likely to happen soon
An event that is likely to end soon

Question 6 of 17

6. Question

On cloud nine

Flying with a parachute
Extremely happy
Frequently flying by air
Extremely sad

Question 7 of 17

7. Question

Draw the line at something

Making pencil sketches
Agreeing to an idea
Accept something up to a particular point
Coming to a conclusion

Question 8 of 17

8. Question

A fish out of water

Feel comfortable in any kind of place
Feel uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings
Feel like going to an unfamiliar and new place
Feel as if you are unable to breathe

Question 9 of 17

9. Question

To be light years away

When something seems like it is about to happen in the near future
An extremely long time from now in the past or future
An unlikely event that happened suddenly
To be too distant for human beings to reach

Question 10 of 17

10. Question

On edge

Nervous and unable to relax
Keeping things safely
Doing exercises regularly
Playing a tiring game

Question 11 of 17

11. Question

A square deal

An unfair agreement
A nice decoration
A dishonest transaction
A fair agreement

Question 12 of 17

12. Question

Feel at sea

Feel comfortable while travelling by water
Feel angry
Feel seasick
Feel lost or confused

Question 13 of 17

13. Question

The gift of the gab

Talks well and persuasively
Loves to give gifts
Used to grabbing others’ gifts
Writes very well

Question 14 of 17

14. Question

Out of the blue

Beat someone black and blue
Loves to wear only blue color clothes
Completely unexpectedly
Completely honestly

Question 15 of 17

15. Question

Twiddling one’s thumbs

Feeling hungry
Feeling bored
Feeling sad
Feeling angry

Question 16 of 17

16. Question

To fan the flames

To call for help to solve an issue
To resolve the issue amicably
To make a bad situation worse
To cool the situation

Question 17 of 17

17. Question

To fight tooth and nail

To fight or compete with great ferocity and intensity
To silently leave the scene of battle
To use unusual weapons to fight
To keep the enemy guessing about the weapons used