Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

✅ Correct Option: 1

The idiom rain cats and dogs means to rain very heavily. Hence option 1 is correct.

2022: 26 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, select the pair of words which carries the same relationship to the given pair of words:

Order of the day

2026: 31 May Shift 1

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

2025: 3 June Shift 1

Match the underlined and highlighted segments in List-I with the corresponding idioms in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I think there's a reason she's not telling us about that letter she sent to the boss.	(I) at the receiving end
(B) She's an awful boss to work for. The employees have to do what she wants whenever she wants, eight hours a day, seven days a week.	(II) hidden agenda
(C) He has had to take a lot of criticism from the press in recent weeks.	(III) left to my own device
(D) I don't want someone telling me what to do all the time. I'd rather be allowed to make my own decisions about how to do things.	(IV) at someone's beck and call

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 24 May Shift 3

Match the Idioms given in List - I with the correct meanings given in List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) Blood, sweat and tears	(I) In simple terms
(B) To bell the cat	(II) To undertake difficult mission at great personal risk
(C) Below the belt	(III) Gruelling hard work
(D) In black and white	(IV) Unfairly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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:

2023: 10 June Shift 2

The idiom 'To be thick in the head' means:

Solution