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Directions:

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

[SSC CAPFs SI, ASI 2016)]

Question : 6

It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of present-day students.

a) detachment and seclusion

b) dreamlands

c) a tower made of ivory

d) expensive fee

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

detachment and seclusion

ivory tower : a situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life.

Question : 7

The cashier wiped the nose of his employer by presenting false bills.

a) cheated

b) slapped

c) doomed

d) abused

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

cheated

Question : 8

His boss was always breathing down his neck.

a) giving him strenuous work

b) abusing and ill-treating him

c) watching all his actions closely

d) shouting loudly at him

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

waching all his actions closely breathe down somebody’s neck: to watch closely what somebody is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious or annoyed.

Question : 9

My friend got the sack from his first job.

a) got tired of

b) was dismissed from

c) was demoted from

d) resigned

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

get the sack from : being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company etc. usually because of something that you have done wrong.

Here, was dismissed from is the right usage.

Question : 10

She was in a brown study and did not notice my entrance.

a) dream

b) fear

c) reverie

d) sleep

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

reverie

a brown study : a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness.

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