Idioms and phrases
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Q1. To play ducks and drakes
CGL-4/6/2019 (Morning)
(a) to use recklessly (b) to change places
(c) to be friendly (d) to act cleverly
Q2. At daggers drawn
CGL 4 June 2019 (Morning)
(a) deceiving somebody
(b) without hope
(c) friendly with each other
(d) bitterly hostile
Q3. Get out of hand
CGL 4/6/2019 (Afternoon)
(a) get out of control
(b) to complete a task
(c) give up something
(d) get upset
Q4. costs an arm and a leg
CGL 4/6/2019 (Afternoon)
(a) easy to obtain (b) rarely available
(c) nothing to lose (d) very expensive
Q5..Actions speak louder than words
CGL 4/6/2019 (Evening)
(a) take up a task that you cannot finish
(b) what you do is more important than
what you say
(c) do something without planning
(d) look for solutions in the wrong place
Q6. Pull someone's leg
CGL 4/6/2019 (Evening)
(a) trust someone
(b) joke with someone
(c) get upset with someone
(d) tell someone a secret
Q7. Give someone the cold shoulder
CGL 6/6/2019 (Morning)
(a) Ignore someone
(b) Give away a secret
(c) Do something pointless
(d) Pamper someone
Q8. Pull yourself together
CGL 6 June 2019 (Morning)
(a) go to sleep (b) calm down
(c)try to understand (d) do a good job
Q9. Couch potato
CGL 6/6/2019 (Afternoon)
(a) A person who sleeps all day.
(b) A person who watches too much television
(c) A person who remains relaxed and calm
(d) A person who is simple in nature.
Q10. Lead someone by the nose
CGL 6/6/2019 (Afternoon)
(a) to do the right thing
(b) to force someone to take the blame
(c) to dominate someone
(d) to quarrel with someone
Part 2 idioms and phrases
Solutions:-
Sol.1. (a) to use recklessly
लापरवाही से इˑेमाल करना
He was suspended from the job for
playing ducks and drakes with the
company’s money.
Sol.2. (d) bitterly hostile
बŠत Ǜादा कड़वाहट/दुʳनी होना
The two countries are at daggers drawn
on the issue of the boundaries that they
share.
Sol.3. (a) get out of control
काबू से बाहर हो जाना
Eg : The teacher complained that our kid
was very naughty, he was going out of
hand.
Sol.4. (d) very expensive/बेहद महंगा
This car is my favorite but it will cost me
an arm and a leg.
Sol.5. (b) what you do is more important
than what you say/करनी कथनी पर भारी होती
है
Our politicians should realize that action
speaks louder than words.
Sol.6. (b) joke with someone/िकसी से
मजाक करना
Eg : As he was a fresher in college, his
seniors started pulling his leg.
Sol.7. (a) Ignore someone/िकसी को
नजरअंदाज करना
He was angry at his wife but she showed
her cold shoulder.
Sol.8. (b) calm down/शांत करना
Tesla failed several times but he pulled
himself together for his next project.
Sol.9. (b) A person who watches too
much televisionएक ऐसा इंसान जो बŠत Ǜादा
टीवी देखता हो ,आलसी हो और सोफे पर पड़ा रहे
My mother scolded me and said “stop
being a couch potato, go and water the
plants”
Sol.10. (c) to dominate someone/िकसी पर
हावी होना
Australia led the cricket world cup by the
nose.
Sol.1. (a) to use recklessly
लापरवाही से इˑेमाल करना
He was suspended from the job for
playing ducks and drakes with the
company’s money.
Sol.2. (d) bitterly hostile
बŠत Ǜादा कड़वाहट/दुʳनी होना
The two countries are at daggers drawn
on the issue of the boundaries that they
share.
Sol.3. (a) get out of control
काबू से बाहर हो जाना
Eg : The teacher complained that our kid
was very naughty, he was going out of
hand.
Sol.4. (d) very expensive/बेहद महंगा
This car is my favorite but it will cost me
an arm and a leg.
Sol.5. (b) what you do is more important
than what you say/करनी कथनी पर भारी होती
है
Our politicians should realize that action
speaks louder than words.
Sol.6. (b) joke with someone/िकसी से
मजाक करना
Eg : As he was a fresher in college, his
seniors started pulling his leg.
Sol.7. (a) Ignore someone/िकसी को
नजरअंदाज करना
He was angry at his wife but she showed
her cold shoulder.
Sol.8. (b) calm down/शांत करना
Tesla failed several times but he pulled
himself together for his next project.
Sol.9. (b) A person who watches too
much televisionएक ऐसा इंसान जो बŠत Ǜादा
टीवी देखता हो ,आलसी हो और सोफे पर पड़ा रहे
My mother scolded me and said “stop
being a couch potato, go and water the
plants”
Sol.10. (c) to dominate someone/िकसी पर
हावी होना
Australia led the cricket world cup by the
nose.