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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

[SSC CGL Tier-I (Re-Exam–2013) 2014]

Question : 21

It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.

a) starts discussing something irrelevant

b) loses her temper easily

c) does not really understand anything

d) gets carried away

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

Fly/go off at tangent : to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before.

He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent

The best option is starts discussing something irrelevant.

Question : 22

After his business failed, he had to work very hard to keep the wolf from the door.

a) earn an honest living

b) regain his lost position

c) defend from enemies

d) keep away extreme poverty

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

To keep the wolf from the door : to have enough money to avoid going hungry.

We have a small amount of money saved, hardly enough to keep the wolf from the door.

The best option is keep away from extreme poverty

Question : 23

We must husband our resources against hard times.

a) support

b) sing

c) concede

d) save

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

Husband our resources : to use something carefully and make sure that you do not waste it.

Times are hard and we have to husband our resources.

The best option is save

Question : 24

If you read between the lines, you will appreciate what he writes.

a) can read a lot quicker

b) know what the writer thinks

c) can read and write in the language

d) can read leaving lines in between

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

Read between the lines : to look for or discover meaning in something that is not openly stated.

Reading between the lines, I think she needs money.

The best option is know what the writer thinks

Question : 25

He is a cut above all the other boys in the group.

a) more active than

b) a little rougher than

c) rather superior to

d) quite taller than

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

A cut above somebody : better than somebody/something.

His latest novel is a cut above the rest.

The best option is rather superior to

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