Idioms Asked in PSC Exams

IMPORTANT idioms
asked in psc exams

1. I gave him a piece of my mind.
A. Expressed love B. Feel in love. C. Expressed anguish. D. Trusted him
2. The two of you are at cross purposes.

A. Fighting each other. B. Misunderstanding each other.
C. In a dilemma. D. Being in a cross road
3. All her schemes ended in smoke.

A. Caught fire. B. Received appreciation.
C. Came to nothing. D. None of the above
4. There's no love lost between them.

A. They love each other. B. They are good friends.
C. They dislike each other.
D. They have only memories of each other
5. The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab.
A. Fluency of speech. B. Flattering words.
C. Abundance of promises. D. Political foresight
6. I take exception to your remark.

A. Like. B. Object. C. Agree. D. Disagree
7. He was a little under the weather that day.

A. Sad B. Unwell C. serious D. unenthusiastic
8. I cannot put up with her insolence anymore.

A. Endure. B. Like. C. Empathize. D. Understand
9. At the moment my hands are full.

A. Clean. B. Busy. C. Idle. D. Swollen
10. To ' have an axe to grind' means

A. To have a selfish interest. B. To strike unfairly.
C. To find fault. D. To get into trouble
11. Wild goose chase means

A. Hunting. B. Chasing a criminal. C. Unprofitable. D. Unreal
12. He gave up the ghost a month back.
A. Treated coldly. B. Afraid. C. Died. D. Expressed
13. Mind your eye means

A. Be cautious. B. To work easily. C. To judge. D. To see intently
14. My wife rarely behaved like a fishwife when we disagreed.

A. A wife sold fish. B. Shouted loudly or abusively.
C. Pretended to be a fish wife. D. Was quarrelsome
15. The bare bones of the half hour conversation was that he hated my
guts.
A. The main point. B. Just the bones.
C. With the flesh removed. D. The naked truth
16. To steal a march means

A. To command an army. B. To give orders for stealing.
C. To Steal. D. To outshine somebody
17. There has been bad blood between the two communities even before
the shooting.
A. Impure blood. B. ill-feeling. C. Bloody fights. D. Quarrels
18. You are to be a cool customer if you want to get the best buys.
A. Be calm and not be excitable. B. Have a cool head.
C. Be uncommunicative. D. Be choosy
19. To throw down the gloves means

A. To accept defeat. B. To reject the prize.
C. To resort to wrong tactics. D. To give a challenge
20. His phenomenal success shows that he has got the Midas touch.
A. Ability to succeed in all projects
B. Superhuman ability. C. Miraculous touch. D. A Powerful backer
21. To eat humble pie means

A. To eat slowly. B. To have an excellent dish.
C. To eat a good pie. D. To have to apologize
22. The trial was so important that the entire proceedings were held in
camera.
A. Photographed. B. Made into a film.
C. Secret. D. Not open to the public
23. The presence of the Principal cramped the style of the teacher's
lecture.
A. Style suffered from cramps
B. Obstructed the style
C. Prevented him from doing freely what he had planned to do
D. Prevented the freestyle
24. He was trying to put across his ideas to his audience.

A. To convey. B. To cross. C. To convince. D. To influence
25. I could see through the motives of his action.

A. Ignore. B. Detect the true nature. C. Persist with. D. Comply with
26. Ever since he joined the company, he gives himself airs.

A. Boasts. B. Inhales. C. Exhales. D. Humiliates
27. The attempt to catch the criminal was only a wild goose chase.
A. Timely action. B. Wise decision.
C. Delayed action. D. Useless search
28. Rules and laws need to be in black and white.

A. Written down. B. Comprehensive. C. Contradictory. D. Applicable
29. If the problem has to be solved you must take the Bull by the horns.
A. Pull the bull's horns. B. Avoid the danger.
C. Face the problem /danger directly. D. Arrange to trap the Bull
30. Students were told to buckle down this semester.

A. Work seriously. B. Take it easy.
C. Drop a subject. D. Sit in their places
31. He felt like a fish out of water among all those businessmen.
A. Troubled. B. Stupid. C. Uncomfortable. D. Inferior
32. The singer was not in voice.
A. The singer was silent
B. The singer was singing copying someone else's voice
C. The singer could not sing well D. The singer whispered.
33. James bond has a wonderful gift of the gab.

A. Charm. B. Appeal. C. Eloquence. D. Sense of fashion
34. I should call in questions the motives of all.

A. Ask. B. Test. C. Guess. D. Challenge
35. The minister is feeling a little under the weather.

A. Feeling unwell. B. Angry at the weather.
C. Feeling excited. D. Wants to stay out
36. Hold your horses

A. Save your money. B. Be in a stable condition.
C. Have patience. D. Do not run
37. Beth was head over heels in love with Ben.

A. Crazily. B. Completely. C. Mistakenly. D. Oppositely
38. 'Birds of same feather' means

A. of a family B. of a country C. of same type D. of same locality
39. Replace the underlined word with the appropriate idioms from the
given options.
He knows the details of the matter.
a. Ins and outs b. outs and ins c. odds and ins d. far ends
40. Becoming a judge is not a piece of cake.

A. Romantic affair. B. Something that cultivates good taste.
C. Easy job. D. Useless activity
41. The expression 'give the benefit of the doubt' means

A. To ask for evidence. B. To offer a counter argument.
C. To assist someone.
D. To believe someone without asking for proof
42. Their parents returned and found everything was at sixes and sevens.
A. In disorder. B. In perfect order. C. Stolen. D. Broken
43. To beat around the bush means

A. Prevalent. B. To survey. C. Very active.
D. Talk about unimportant things
44. The expression 'in cold blood' means

A. Impulsively. B. Deliberately. C. Suddenly. D. Soon
45. Many people in this country live from hand to mouth.

a. Without any provision for the future b. by being honest
c. By feeding oneself d. by working slowly
46. He strained every nerve to get his friend elected.

a. Uses his utmost efforts b. was very nervous
c. Behaved in an upright way d. worked effortlessly
47. Since we have journeyed so far, we might as well go the whole hog.
A. Take the matter to its logical end B. continue
C. Retreat D. venue some further
48. When the results were declared, it was found that Ramesh had shown
the rest of us a clean pair of heels.
A. Outclasses us by a big margin B. run away
C. Gone the whole distance D. gone farther
49. Pay lip service

a) Pay oral tribute
b) Attach no value
c) Remain indifferent
d) Show outward respect
50. To bury the hatchet (idiom)

a) To dispute over small matters
b) To destroy
c) To make up a quarrel
d) To repair a thing
51. An apple of discord
A. Cause of wealth B. Cause of illness
C. Cause of happiness D. Cause of quarrel
52. At sea (idiom)

A. Baffled B. Very happy C. Very excited D. Very sad
53. Call it a day (idiom)

A. Call in day time B. Good bye to day’s work
C. Name the day D. Call on someone
54. To eat humble pie (idiom)

A. To eat cheap food B. To eat slowly
C. To swallow one’s pride D. To defy authority
55. Which of the given idiomatic expression means ‘people are judged by
their actions’?
a) To pull together
b) The proof of the pudding is in the eating
c) To steal a march on
d) Let me see it in black and white
56. ‘To save one’s face’

A. To hide oneself B. To oppose
C. To evade an unwanted situation D. To say plainly
57. “to take with a grain of salt” means

a) To take with some reservation
b) To take with total disbelief
c) To take whole heartedly
d) To take seriously
58. Once a blue moon (idiom)

a) Something that happens only once
b) Something that happens once a year
c) Something that happens very rarely
d) Something that happens occasionally
59. This syllabus leaves very little elbow room for teachers. (idiom)
a) Freedom b) knowledge
c) Consciousness d) efficiency
60. “Birds of a feather” flock together. (idiom)

a) People who work in the same office
b) People who study in the same class
c) People who share the same opinions
d) People who commute by the same train
61. “to hold a brief for someone’ means

a) To support someone
b) To give legal aid to someone
c) To give someone a legal document
d) To bring a law suit against someone
62. Hobson’s choice means

a) To be proffered a wide range of choices
b) To have no choice at all
c) To have the freedom to take or not to take the offer.
d) To have the freedom to choose later
63. 'Barking up the wrong tree' means

(A) Identifying a wrong person
(B) Dogs barking at a suspicious person
(C) Making a wrong choice (D) Metaphor for hunting
64. The idiom‘ when pigs fly‘ means

(A) Something fantastic
(B) Something that will never happen
(C) Signal of a great change (D) Premonition of a catastrophe
65. Someone has to “bell the cat” means

a. Perform a risky task b. spread rumour
c. Tame a cat d. none of the above
66. Sitting on the fence means

a. Staying neutral b. start performing better
c. Let somebody’s secret out d. continue to stay awake
67. To ‘hit the books’ means
a. tell/spread a rumour b. study hard
c. Sticking to the point d. expensive
68. When buying a gift one should keep in mind the person’s likes and
dislikes.
A. Invent B. Ignore C. Think about D. Admire
69. The idiomatic expression ‘At daggers drawn’ means

a) Violently opposed to each other
b) Violent to everyone
c) Dangerous to others
d) Intimate to each other
70. He is out at elbows now. the underlined idiom means

a) Rich b) free from difficulties
c) Liberal d) poor
71. To wink at means

a) To look forward b) to ignore
c) To criticise d) to look eagerly
72. The ‘blue eyed person’ means

a) Gentleman b) richman c) Youngman d) favourite person
73. The idiom ‘sinews of war’ means

a) Winning a war b) money c) Rescue d) disaster
74. The idiom ‘swan song’ means

a) Sweet tune
b) The best performance by a singer
c) The last statement before death
d) The morning prayer
75. The idiom ‘Fly in the face of ‘ means

a) To move speedily
b) To oppose anything in spite of great risk
c) To take lightly
d) To overcome a situation
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IMPORTANT idioms

asked in psc exams

2. The two of you are at cross purposes.

3. All her schemes ended in smoke.

4. There's no love lost between them.

6. I take exception to your remark.

7. He was a little under the weather that day.

8. I cannot put up with her insolence anymore.

9. At the moment my hands are full.

10. To ' have an axe to grind' means

11. Wild goose chase means

13. Mind your eye means

14. My wife rarely behaved like a fishwife when we disagreed.

16. To steal a march means

19. To throw down the gloves means

21. To eat humble pie means

24. He was trying to put across his ideas to his audience.

25. I could see through the motives of his action.

26. Ever since he joined the company, he gives himself airs.

28. Rules and laws need to be in black and white.

30. Students were told to buckle down this semester.

33. James bond has a wonderful gift of the gab.

34. I should call in questions the motives of all.

35. The minister is feeling a little under the weather.

36. Hold your horses

37. Beth was head over heels in love with Ben.

38. 'Birds of same feather' means

40. Becoming a judge is not a piece of cake.

41. The expression 'give the benefit of the doubt' means

43. To beat around the bush means

44. The expression 'in cold blood' means

45. Many people in this country live from hand to mouth.

46. He strained every nerve to get his friend elected.

49. Pay lip service

50. To bury the hatchet (idiom)

52. At sea (idiom)

53. Call it a day (idiom)

54. To eat humble pie (idiom)

56. ‘To save one’s face’

57. “to take with a grain of salt” means

58. Once a blue moon (idiom)

60. “Birds of a feather” flock together. (idiom)

61. “to hold a brief for someone’ means

62. Hobson’s choice means

63. 'Barking up the wrong tree' means

64. The idiom‘ when pigs fly‘ means

65. Someone has to “bell the cat” means

66. Sitting on the fence means

69. The idiomatic expression ‘At daggers drawn’ means

70. He is out at elbows now. the underlined idiom means

71. To wink at means

72. The ‘blue eyed person’ means

73. The idiom ‘sinews of war’ means

74. The idiom ‘swan song’ means

75. The idiom ‘Fly in the face of ‘ means

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