Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one rightly explains the expression-

'To burn a hole in the pocket'.

To steal from someone's pocket

To destroy someone else's belongings

To burn address accidentally

To spend money very quickly

✅ Correct Option: 4

'To burn a hole in the pocket' is an idiom meaning to spend money very quickly or to have an urge to spend money. It is not about theft, destruction, or literal burning.

2026: 29 May Shift 2

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

Please think carefully before you sign the contract, once done you will have _______.

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom In doldrums from the given options:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) bandy words	(I) to wrangle or to argue
(B) fish in troubled waters	(II) to support or defend
(C) meet one's Waterloo	(III) to take advantage of the troubles of others
(D) take up the cudgels	(IV) to face final defeat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

2022: 16 July Shift 1

The meaning of the underlined part is:

It was he who put a spoke in my wheel.

2025: 29 May Shift 1

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

List-1	List-II
(Sentences)	(Proverbs)
(A) Sameer got up and started getting ready for work, not realising that he had retired.	(I) Procrastination is the thief of time.
(B) Aruna got her hair cut very badly at the local hairdresser and vowed never to go there again.	(II) Silence means consent
(C) It is better to complete your assignment today than to keep putting it off and spend time worrying about it.	(III) Once bitten, twice shy
(D) You should have denied the whole thing; now they will think you are guilty.	(IV) Old habits die hard

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Complete the following sentences with the correct option given below:

Rohit used to live in Chennai at the same time when I was there too. I am sure that was where our _______.

From the given options, select the one rightly explains the expression- 'To burn a hole in the pocket'.

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From the given options, select the one rightly explains the expression-

'To burn a hole in the pocket'.