Idioms & Phrases Asked In SSC CGL Exams 2019 / SSC CGL 2019 idioms phrase questions

 Idioms & Phrases Questions Asked In SSC CGL Tier 1 Exams 2019:

1. To take French leave – Leave without any intimation 
2. A hard nut to crack – A difficult problem
3. A snake in the grass – A secret enemy
4. On shank’s mare – On foot 
5. Blow one’s own trumpet – Praise oneself 
6. Spill the beans – Give away a secret 
7. Back to square one – Come to the original point 
8. Dead heat – Close contest that ends in a tie
9. The bee’s knees – Extraordinary
10. To throw a fit – Express extreme anger
11. Bring to light – Reveal clearly
12. Hold water – To be valid 
13. A bed of roses – An easy and happy situation
14. A close-fisted person – A miserly person
15. To take the bull by the horns – To handle difficulties
16. To flog a dead horse – To waste the efforts
17. To add fuel to the fire – To make a bad situation worse
18. Hobson’s Choice – An apparently free choice where there is no real alternative
19. Chicken-hearted – Cowardly 
20. By and By – Gradually
21. Pull a fast one – Trick someone 
22. See eye to eye –  Agree with someone
23. To paddle one’s own canoe – Depend on oneself  
24. Like a dying duck in a thunderstorm – Dejected
25. Look down upon – To consider someone inferior
26. Keep abreast of – Keep oneself updated 
27. Come to the point – To speak plainly about the real issue
28. Give a piece of one’s mind – To rebuke someone strongly 
29. Cut and dried – Already decided 
30. At large – not caught
31. Kill two birds with one stone – To achieve two results with a single effort 
32. Make off with – To run away
33. Blind alley – A situation in which no further progress can be made
34. The acid test – A fact, event or situation that proves something  
35. To take a back seat – To become less important or to give up control over things
36. To bark up the wrong tree – To do something that will not get the result you want

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