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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 : 26

fall back on

a) overtaken

b) suffer an accident

c) resort to something

d) retreat

Discuss »

Answer: (c)

fall back on : resort to something; have recourse to when in difficulty; turn to; employ.

Here, resort to something is the right option

Look at the sentence : When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.

Question : 27

have a chip on one’s shoulder

a) feel physically tall

b) suffer an ailment

c) carry a burden

d) nurse a grudge

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

have a chip on one's shoulder: to be sensitive about something that happened in the past; nurse a grudge or grievance that readily provokes disputation.

Here, nurse a grudge is the right option.

Look at the sentence : He has got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to university.

Question : 28

take the bull by the horns

a) grapple the situation courageously

b) close your eyes and attack the bull

c) take defensive measures to deal with a crisis.

d) crush something with a heavy hand

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

take the bull by the horns : to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage; deal decisively with a difficult situation.

Here, grapple the situation courageously is the right option.

Look at the sentence : She decided to take the bull by the horns and organise things for herself.

Question : 29

a gentleman at large

a) a man without a job

b) a man who runs around

c) a man who is generous

d) a man in the crowd

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

a gentleman at large : a man without a job.

Here, a man without a job is the right option.

Look at the sentences : Having sold off his factory, he is now a gentleman at large.

a gentleman of leisure : a man who does not have to work.

Question : 30

bite the dust

a) suffer a defeat

b) clean something

c) attack and defeat somebody

d) eat poorly

Discuss »

Answer: (a)

bite the dust : to fail or to be defeated or destroyed; to die.

Here, suffer a defeat is the right option.

Look at the sentence : Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.

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