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Directions:

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

[SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

Question : 16

He knows how to break in horses.

a) tend

b) train

c) force

d) rear

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

break in : to train somebody/ something in something new that he must do.

The young horse was not yet broken in (trained to carry a rider).

The best option is train

Question : 17

My uncle’s business has gone to the dogs.

a) is dead

b) is sick

c) is angry

d) is ruined

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

go to the dogs : to go into a very bad state ; ruin.

This firm has gone to the dogs since the new management took over.

The best option is is ruined

Question : 18

Sheila’s tall tales have no meaning.

a) greed

b) boasting

c) pride

d) jealousy

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

tall tales : something that a person talks about in a very proud way ; boasting.

My uncle claims that he was raised in a drainage ditch, but it’s just another of his tall tales.

The best option is boasting

Question : 19

I stirred the hornet’s nest by my honest statement.

a) caused anger in many people

b) stopped people criticizing someone

c) acted with energy and interest

d) responded to criticism angrily

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

stir the hornets’ nest : a difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry.

His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets’ nest.

The best option is caused anger in many people

Question : 20

Despite the highs and lows, life tends to average itself out.

a) be unvarying

b) show equal value

c) get compatible

d) balance itself

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

average out : to balance ; to result in an average amount over a period of time.

Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays; it seems to average out our budget.

The best option is balance itself

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