CHSL 2022 Prelims Idioms Part 2

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

A bolt from the blue

An unexpected event
A sudden run
An electric shock
To get hold of someone

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

Neck of the woods

Neighbourhood
Barren land
Valley
Highways

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

At daggers drawn with

To be bitterly hostile towards each other
At the lowest estimate
To accept someone
To help someone in time of need

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

Zero tolerance

To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
Riding in the front passenger seat of a car
To escape and not have to pay
A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

To bridge the gap

To reduce differences and reconcile
To push people apart
To mend a broken bridge
To slander someone

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

In black and white

In writing
In trouble
In suspense
In brief

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Bite the dust

To lose a fight
To grieve over
To hate
To die

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

Blessing in disguise

A good deed rewards as a blessing
Bad thing that turns out to be good
A good thing introduced into your life as a blessing
Something that happens very rarely

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

Pedal to the metal

To enjoy yourself by going out.
To go full speed, especially while driving a vehicle.
Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else.
Very excessive.

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

High and dry

Abandoned
Occasionally
Perplexed
Failed

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

The whole ball of wax

Everything
Sagacious
Meagre
Complete disaster

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

Dead lock

To be anxious
A state in which progress is impossible
To lose an important asset
To attract

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

Method to my madness

Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check.
To get someone drunk.
To state a fact so that there are no doubts or objections.
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Have people rolling in the aisles

To use false promises to pull people on one’s side
Make an audience laugh uncontrollably
To have a dispute with someone
Willing to do something immediately

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

In the flesh

To be near death
To talk
In bodily form
To get a tattoo

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

In the flesh

To be near death
In bodily form
To get a tattoo
To talk

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

Piece of cake

Extremely difficult
Something which is very simple
Intuition for something dangerous
Invitation for birthday

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

To breast the tape

To shut someone’s mouth
To create problems
To bring joy
To win a race

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

Good grief

To dig a hole
To be very systematic
To try everything possible
An expression of surprise or frustration

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

To jump out of one’s skin

To argue with someone
To feel immense pain
To show one’s real side
To be extremely surprised

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

Get into hot water

To get a costly gift
To get into trouble
To reach nowhere
A private end to serve

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

Penny wise and pound foolish

Careless with large amounts, but not small
To act like a fool
An intelligent person who behaves foolishly
Dissipating money without caring about consequences

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

All bark and no bite

Someone who sticks to his words
Actions are stronger than mere words
Not being able to understand anything
Full of talk, but low on action

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

Appeal to Caesar

An authority given to a foolish person
To expect good from a wrong person
To live in a false reality
Appeal to the highest possible authority

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

To make a mountain of a mole hill

To violate the rules
To make unnecessary comments
To give great importance to trifles
To achieve big success