CHSL 2022 Prelims Idioms Part 1

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

Body and soul

Life and death
To solve a difficulty
Happiness and sorrow
Wholly and entirely

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

Slap on the wrist

Wild with excitement
Misunderstand each other
Criticize someone strongly and angrily
A mild punishment

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

To burn one’s finger

To suffer a loss by acting rashly
To accidentally touch a hot utensil
A question without any agreed answer
To have one’s finger chopped

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

A shot in the dark

Shooting in the night
Randomly doing something, the outcome of which is unknown
A blind man's cane
Looking at the stars

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

A bull market

A fertile field
A market where cattle is traded
To boast
Market where prices are rising

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

Take your eye off the ball

To stop paying attention for a moment
Take someone for grated
Take an advice from a wrong person
Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

A fish out of water

A person out of accustomed environment
To kill somebody
To criticize someone
A dead person

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

To shake in one’s shoes

To be afraid
To leave no remark
An unpleasant scenario
To fail to understand

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

To be in two minds

To migrate
To be less effective
In a dilemma
To be over confident

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

To meet one’s water loo

To meet one’s look alike
To realize one’s mistake
To face the reality
To be badly defeated in a contest

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

Slack off

To understand a hidden meaning
To ease pressure on something
To make most effort
To be very rude

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

Pig in a poke

To bring something to an end
A brave man amongst all the cowards
Something that is bought without examining properly
To obstruct someone’s work

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

Ace in the hole

To create noisy disturbances so that competitors are unable to work.
A major advantage that one keeps hidden until an ideal time.
To attempt to do the impossible.
To suffer an injury on the lower body.

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Over and above

Above all
To sum up the conversation
In addition to
Highest rank

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

Water under the bridge

To be very sick.
Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore.
A paranormal sense that allows you to communicate with the dead.
Someone else who takes the blame.

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

To keep an eye on

To be able to understand everything
To see someone in a bad light
To watch over closely
To keep distance from

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

All and sundry

Advantages and disadvantages
Everyone without distinction
Full moon
Holidays

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

Green light

To be lost and confused
To misunderstand
To permit something to proceed
To always compare

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

Give cold shoulder

Start doing something before the appropriate time
Be guiltless
Think only of one thing
Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

To twiddle one’s thumbs

To be idle
To play safe
To waste one’s resources
To show no mercy

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

Armed to the teeth

Fully armed, having many weapons
Different attacking techniques
Safeguard oneself in every possible way
To have no weapon to fight

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

To sleep like a dog

To be less mindful
To be insomniac
To sleep soundly
To make noise while sleeping

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

Once in a blue moon

Once in a day
Frequently
Rarely
Once a week

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

Apropos of nothing

Any difficult situation or obstacle
To be enraged
Almost everything and anything has been included
Having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Lion’s mouth

A dangerous situation
Very talkative
Having no sense
A large share