Idioms and Phrases
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Q11. Butterflies in the stomach
CGL 6/6/2019 (Evening)
(a) being excited (b) being nervous
(c) being angry (d) being hungry
Q12. Out of the woods
CGL 6/6/2019 (Evening)
(a) no longer in trouble
(b) no longer in sight
(c) no longer famous
(d) no longer young
Q13. Lock, stock and barrel
CGL 7/6/2019 (Morning)
(a) immediately (b) partly
(c) rarely (d) completely
Q14. In the Pink CGL 7/6/2019 (Morning)
(a) in the pink dress (b) in the limelight
(c) in a happy mood (d) in a good health
Q15. On tenterhooks
CGL 7/6/2019 (Afternoon)
| (a) unhappy (c) anxious | (b) angry (d) happy |
CGL7/6/2019 (Afternoon)
(a) to pay attention to
(b) to not make trouble
(c) to force someone to listen
(d) to not tell someone something
Q17. The heavy losses in business came like a bolt from the blue .
CGL 7/6/2019 (Evening)
(a) a thunderstorm
(b) an unexpected disaster
(c) a windfall
(d) an ominous warning
Q18. He kicked up a row when he was denied entry to the amusement park.
CGL 7/6/2019 (Evening)
(a) cried with sorrow
(b) waited in a queue
(c) kicked the guard
(d) created a fuss
Q19. It is unfortunate that most people in the country are still living from hand to
mouth . CGL 10/6/2019 (Morning)
(a) consuming daily what little is earned.
(b) saving for the future generations
(c) doing manual labour
(d) earning wealth by selfish means
Q20. The loyal watchman was cut to the quick when he was accused of theft.
CGL 10/6/2019 (Morning)
(a) imprisoned (b) severely punished
(c) hurt intensely (d) dismissed
Sol.11. (b) being nervous/घबरा जाना
The culprit has butterflies in his stomach
before the announcement of the result.
Sol.12. (a) no longer in trouble/मुसीबत मŐ
ना होना
Although that situation was very tense
with the help of my friend I was out of
the woods.
Sol.13. (d) completely/पूरी तरह से
I will complete this project lock, stock,
and barrel.
Sol.14. (d) in a good health/अDžी सेहत मŐ
We hope that you and you and your
family are in pink
Sol.15. (c) anxious/उȖुक
He is at tenterhooks all week as the result
may come at any time.
Sol.16. (a) to pay attention to/ȯान देना
You should always lend your ears to the
public place’s announcement.
The culprit has butterflies in his stomach
before the announcement of the result.
Sol.12. (a) no longer in trouble/मुसीबत मŐ
ना होना
Although that situation was very tense
with the help of my friend I was out of
the woods.
Sol.13. (d) completely/पूरी तरह से
I will complete this project lock, stock,
and barrel.
Sol.14. (d) in a good health/अDžी सेहत मŐ
We hope that you and you and your
family are in pink
Sol.15. (c) anxious/उȖुक
He is at tenterhooks all week as the result
may come at any time.
Sol.16. (a) to pay attention to/ȯान देना
You should always lend your ears to the
public place’s announcement.
Sol.17. (b) an unexpected disaster/एक ऐसी
आपदा िजसकी आपने उʃीद नहीं की थी
Without prior notification he left us, it
was a boult from the blue.
Sol.18. (d) created a fuss/हंगामा खड़ा कर
देना
Politicians kicked up the row when he
was not treated like a special guest.
Sol.19. (a) consuming daily what little is
earned/जो आप रोज कमाते हœ उसी का सेवन
करना.
By this job I could only live from hand to
mouth, I should do something big.
Sol.20. (c) hurt intensely/चोट पŠंचाना
The policeman cut to the quick thief as he
did not stop even after several warnings.
आपदा िजसकी आपने उʃीद नहीं की थी
Without prior notification he left us, it
was a boult from the blue.
Sol.18. (d) created a fuss/हंगामा खड़ा कर
देना
Politicians kicked up the row when he
was not treated like a special guest.
Sol.19. (a) consuming daily what little is
earned/जो आप रोज कमाते हœ उसी का सेवन
करना.
By this job I could only live from hand to
mouth, I should do something big.
Sol.20. (c) hurt intensely/चोट पŠंचाना
The policeman cut to the quick thief as he
did not stop even after several warnings.