Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: The idiom 'To Take a rain check' means

to keep something until one needs it

postpone an invitation until a time in the future

to feel in good form or in good health

come to a state of crisis when urgent action is needed

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> This describes storing or saving something for later use, not the meaning of "take a rain check."

Option 2 -> This correctly defines the idiom, which means to decline an offer or invitation now but with the intention to accept it later.

Option 3 -> This refers to feeling well or being in good condition, unrelated to "take a rain check."

Option 4 -> This describes reaching a critical point or crisis situation, which is a different idiom altogether.

Hence, Option 2 -> The idiom "take a rain check" originated from baseball, where spectators received a ticket (rain check) to attend a future game if the current one was postponed due to rain. Today, it's commonly used to politely decline an invitation while expressing interest in accepting it at a future time -> correct

2023: 15 June Shift 3

From the given options, choose the one that rightly explains the following idiom :

to call a spade a spade

(A) to speak rudely

(B) to speak directly

(D) to speak frankly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2026: 30 May Shift 2

Match the Proverbs in List I with their meanings in List-II

List I (Proverb)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder	(I) Taking precautions beforehand is better than dealing with it later.
(B) Man proposes but God disposes	(II) Think carefully before acting. Beware of making a sudden, rash decision.
(C) Prevention is better than cure	(III) People may make plans, but have no control over the outcome.
(D) Look before you leap	(IV) One person's aesthetic sensibilities may differ from another's.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

2026: 20 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(A) Lost in the clouds	(I) Ruined
(B) Go to the dogs	(II) Confused
(C) A fly in the ointment	(III) Share the cost
(D) To go Dutch	(IV) Something trifling that mars the whole

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) I do use some strong language but I _________ using offensive words.	(I) I could feel it in my bones
(B) _________________ when I realized that Misha had heard me berating her.	(II) draw the line at
(C) _____________ that something was going to happen.	(III) I had a feeling of deja vu
(D) ____________ when I met my friend at our old meeting point.	(IV) I wanted to curl up and die

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2026: 6 June Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Eat one's words	(I) Straightforward
(B) Fair and square	(II) Expressionless
(C) Play with fire	(III) Admit one's mistakes humbly
(D) Poker-faced	(IV) To do something dangerous

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2025: 24 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A) A hungry man is an angry man	(I) You cannot enjoy two contradictory benefits
(B) You can't have your cake and eat it too	(II) Someone deprived of necessities can't be placated
(C) A chain is only as strong as its weakest link	(III) The real test of something is how it works in practice
(D) The proof of the pudding is in the eating	(IV) A team or system depends on its weakest part

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: The idiom 'To Take a rain check' means

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