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Directions:

In each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idioms/ Phrases. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

[SSC CGL Tier-II 2016]

Question : 21

go to rack and ruin

a) a state of despair

b) a condition of exhilaration

c) get into a bad condition

d) a state of utter chaos

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

go to rack and ruin : to become worse; worsen; decline; deteriorate; get into a bad condition.

Here, get into a bad condition is the right option

Look at the sentence : Their tenants had let the property go to rack and ruin.

Question : 22

build castles in the air

a) fly

b) dream

c) film something

d) work tirelessly

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

build castles in the air : thinking of some impossible task; dream; make plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening.

Here, dream is the right option.

Look at the sentence : She keeps talking about her long time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air.

Question : 23

lose face

a) feel angry

b) get injured

c) feel surprised

d) become embarrassed

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

lose face : be humiliated or come to be less highly respected; become embarrassed.

Here, become embarrassed is the right option.

Look at the sentence : The teacher lost face when she forgot to give the students their final exam marks.

Question : 24

the seamy side

a) unpleasant aspect

b) visible aspects

c) on the left side of something

d) on the right side

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

the seamy side : unpleasant aspect; sordid; unattractive aspect of something.

Here, unpleasant aspect is the right option

Look at the sentences : Mary saw the seamy side of life when she worked as a volunteer in the homeless shelter.

Lying and stealing are part of the seamy side of life.

Question : 25

too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

a) an inefficient situation

b) an anti-national meeting

c) a top-level meeting

d) a proud gathering

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

too many chiefs and not enough Indians : an inefficient situation.

Here, an in efficien situation is the right option

Look at the sentence : Some demand arbitrary reductions in management staff, believing there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

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