Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one which rightly identifies the given expression-

To strain every nerve

To make utmost efforts

To feel weak and sad

To be casual and carefree

To delay and postpone

✅ Correct Option: 1

The idiom 'to strain every nerve' means to make the utmost effort or try one's hardest to achieve something. Options B, C, and D suggest weakness, carelessness, or delay, which are opposite or unrelated meanings.

2022: 16 July Shift 1

For the given sentence, four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom underlined in the sentence:-

We should give a wide berth to bad characters

2026: 19 May Shift 1

Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Blow your own trumpet	(I) Very early in the morning
(B) Labour of Hercules	(II) Talk boastfully about yourself
(C) Beggar belief	(III) Task requiring enormous strength
(D) Up with the lark	(IV) Be too extraordinary to be believed

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 24 May Shift 2

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrases given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentence)	(Phrases)
(A) Amrita has been walking _____	(I) of joys of spring.
(B) Ajitha is full _____	(II) unaware of all the problems.
(C) Hari seems to be blissfully _____	(III) on top of the world since he got his Ph.D.
(D) Shyam is feeling _____	(IV) on air since she got her promotion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 14 May Shift 1

Choose the correct idiom to replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence:

Prakhar is obsessed with sustainable living. He is always lecturing someone or another about the benefits of composting and waste management.

A. has a chip on his shoulder about

B. has wind in his sails about

C. has a bee in his bonnet about

D. has a bun in the oven about

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 20 May Shift 2

Match the proverbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
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(A) It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest	(I) People often blame their equipments for their failure or incompetence
(B) Never look a gift horse in the mouth	(II) People can have perfect intentions and still act wrongly or inappropriately
(C) The bad workman blames his tools	(III) Only a bad person would do something to harm his family or friends
(D) The road to hell is paved with good intentions	(IV) Never be ungrateful or critical of something that you have received as a gift or obtained by chance

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Choose the option which best describes the expression: Banana Republic.

From the given options, select the one which rightly identifies the given expression- To strain every nerve

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From the given options, select the one which rightly identifies the given expression-

To strain every nerve