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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-I 2015]

Question : 46

I hope you will back me at the meeting.

a) speak after I do

b) follow

c) support

d) criticise

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

back : to give help or support to somebody/something.

Doctors have backed plans to raise the tax on cigarettes.

The best option is support

Question : 47

Unless you make amends for the loss, nobody is prepared to excuse you.

a) confess

b) compensate

c) pay debt

d) improve

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

make amends for : compensate

They must make amends for the harm they’ve caused.

The best option is compensate

Question : 48

When it comes to dancing, he is all-thumbs.

a) an expert

b) a trainer

c) clumsy

d) lazy

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

all thumbs : to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do something; clumsy.

You know when you get nervous, you are all-thumbs.

The best option is clumsy

Question : 49

He’s as daft as a brush. Don’t believe a word of what he says.

a) very funny

b) really silly

c) unreliable

d) a liar

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

as daft as a brush : very silly;

daft : silly, often in a way that is amusing.

As a kid, he was as daft as a brush.

The best option is really silly

Question : 50

Even in the middle of the fire he kept a level head.

a) was sensible

b) was crazy

c) was self centered

d) was impulsive

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

keep a level head : to remain calm and sensible in a difficult situation.

You have to keep a level head during business negotiations.

The best option is was sensible

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