Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one which correctly explains the expression-

"To be at sixes and sevens"

To be a primary school student

A state of total confusion and disorder

To be certain ofbatting well in a cricket match

To give away secrets

✅ Correct Option: 2

The idiom 'at sixes and sevens' means to be in a state of confusion, disorder, or disagreement. It has nothing to do with school years, cricket, or revealing secrets.

2023: 2 July Shift 3

Match the Idioms in List I with their appropriate meaning in List II:

LIST I		LIST II
A. bite and dust	I.	extremely severe law
B. assume airs	II.	be defeated
C. dig the grave	III.	to destroy
D. Draconian Law	IV.	pretend superiority

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2023: 30 May Shift 3

Choose the option that conveys the nearest meaning of the idiom - At sixes and sevens

2026: 12 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) a little bird told me	(I) in close intimacy
(B) warts and all	(II) making no attempts to hide defect
(C) Aunt Sally	(III) a scapegoat or an easy target to blame
(D) cheek by jowl	(IV) something conveyed by a secret source

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2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, choose the phrase that best explains the underlined idiom.

has gone down the drain.

2025: 3 June Shift 1

Match the sentences in List-I with the suitable proverbs given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Proverbs)
(A) Anil invested in high risk ventures and suffered major losses when some of them failed.	(I) He who pays the piper calls the tune
(B) Anuj is convinced that he will top the exam and has already planned a celebration, though there are a few brilliant students who stand a fair chance at topping.	(II) You cannot make bricks without straw.
(C) Mr. Srinivasan is funding the entire project of the over-bridge, and he has asked to see the detailed plans for it, which seems reasonable.	(III) If you play with fire, you get burnt
(D) Advising these poverty-stricken mothers to eat a nutritious diet is unfair as all their money goes into feeding and clothing their children.	(IV) There's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip

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2026: 12 May Shift 1

From the following options, identify the underlined phrase in the given sentence:

It seems as if the designer store has made this bag for someone like me who likes to carry around everything but the kitchen sink.

From the given options, select the one which correctly explains the expression- "To be at sixes and sevens"

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From the given options, select the one which correctly explains the expression-

"To be at sixes and sevens"