CGL 2023 Prelims Idioms Part 2

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

Identify the idiom/phrase that can best substitute the underlined segment.

I’m going to be in trouble if I don’t submit my homework to the teacher.

the lion’s share
off base
up the creek
a devil’s advocate

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

Go back to the drawing board

Start over
Leave a work unfinished
Accomplish a task
Mediate a tas

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

Gift of the gab

Fluency of speech
Figures of speech
First speech
Freedom of speech

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

Get into a scrape

Solving a problem
Involved in a problem
Creating a problem
Explaining a problem

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

To face the music

Not knowing the real chords in music
Being challenged to a music competition
To bear the negative consequences of wrongful actions
Barring the entire audiences view at a concert

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

Stir up a hornets’ nest

Create doubts
Resist a fight
Scare the birds
Provoke trouble

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Taking a bull by the horns

To deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way
To decapitate a bull for beef
To make a stupid decision thinking it to be daring
Wearing a skull cap

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

It is raining cats and dogs means:

it is raining very heavily
something that does not upset you
there are showers
it is drizzling

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

Select the most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The peasants worked the whole day in the fields and stopped working in the evening and went to their homes.

put ice on it
called it a day
ran around in circles
gave it a whirl

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

On the ball

Doing a job in a slow and incorrect manner
Exercising using a ball
Doing a job in a quick and competent manner
Playing with a ball

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation.

I was very excited about my new assignment. I sent the email without the required attachment. What have I done?

Shook a leg
As swift as an eagle
Tested the waters
Jumped the gun

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

Bad blood

She is so scared of cockroaches that she fainted when she saw them crawling near her foot
Sushant always gets in trouble for telling lies but he never learns anything
The gangster had some bitter relations with a local activist so he warned him to stay out of his business
The doctor dropped the bad news to Ravi as he was suffering from a serious disease

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

A perfect storm

Pretty good judgement
Appropriate for all occasions
The worst possible situation
Healing from trauma

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence.

My business partners thought that I would simply accept their cheating, but they will soon realise that I am more powerful than what they expected.

casting pearls before swine
damsel in distress
cutting a cloth
they caught a tartar

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Your career is now completely obsolete.

hanging by a thread
moving like a worm
dead even
as dead as a doornail

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

Cut corners

The artist cut corners on the painting, and it ended up looking unfinished
He cut corners on his homework and got a bad grade
I always make sure to cut corners when I'm driving to save time
I cut corners to finish my project on time, and my boss praised me for my hard work

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

Hit the jackpot

Receiving a reward
Found a piece of gold
Gaining a big success
Harm the opportunity

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

Once in a blue moon

Very colorful
Very high
Very ancient
Very rare

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

Under the cloud

The classmates were dancing together under the rain
The driver was under suspicion after the police found blood on his car
The Red fort looks beautiful amidst the cloudy weather and cold atmosphere
It was the best place to sit under the sky with hands full of food

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Mahesh has learnt not to take things seriously.

Pull someone's leg
Your guess is as good as mine
Take it with a grain of salt
That's the last straw

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Vinay missed his flight but good luck came to him from bad circumstances as the flight crashed in the sea.

it was a blessing and a curse
it was a blessing in disguise
it was a tinker’s curse
it was counting his blessings

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

Pass the buck

Providing essential services
Trying to calm down
Blaming another person
Saying something unpleasant

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

Select the correct idiom to replace the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Harry always speaks his eye but he is not always very diplomatic!

listens his ear
reads his heart
speaks his tongue
speaks his mind

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

Identify the idiom/phrase that can best substitute the underlined segment.

You showed me your true personality when you asked me to get out of the house at midnight.

white elephant
true colours
hot potato
bed of roses

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

This incident occurred without a warning.

Play devil's advocate
Bolt from the blue
On thin ice
Ignorance is bliss