Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

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

To be clever

To be irrational

To be stupid

To be angry

✅ Correct Option: 3

The idiom thick in the head refers to someone who is dull-witted or slow to understand, meaning stupid. It is an informal way of describing a lack of intelligence.

2025: 19 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the correct idioms given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) By the time he was 34, he had learnt_______ of the jewellery business.	(I) rooted in
(B) They've started selling home-made pickles, and the money is just_____	(II) take root
(C) The idea of starting up his own library began to_____.	(III) the ropes
(D) His difficulties are ____his lack of education.	(IV) rolling in

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: A dark horse from the given options:

2022: 20 July Shift 1

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I Idiom	List - II Extension
(A) To bell	(I) or by crook
(B) By hook	(II) blue
(C) Bolt from the	(III) fire
(D) Add fuel to	(IV) the cat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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:

Man of letters

2022: 16 July Shift 1

An idiomatic phrase is given followed by four alternatives.

Choose the option that best expresses the meaning.

'Much ado about nothing'

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I by choosing the appropriate idioms given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) As soon as the thief saw the police, he _____.	(I) heart and soul
(B) Rakesh's dream of succeeding in Hollywood is like _____.	(II) cost an arm and leg
(C) He put his ___ in completing the task.	(III) took to his heels
(D) She was hesitant to buy the designer handbag as it would ___ to her.	(IV) chasing a rainbow

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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