Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

Select the correct idiom from the options given to complete the sentence:

After his wife's death, he found it hard to ______ and carry on with his life.

pick up the pieces

pick and choose

pick through

pick a house

✅ Correct Option: 1

Option 1 -> Means to recover and rebuild one's life after a difficult or traumatic experience.

Option 2 -> Means to select carefully or be selective about choices; doesn't relate to emotional recovery.

Option 3 -> Means to search through something carefully; doesn't convey the meaning of moving forward after loss.

Option 4 -> A literal phrase about selecting a house; not an idiom and irrelevant to the context.

Hence, Option 1: pick up the pieces -> This idiom perfectly captures the struggle of recovering from a devastating loss and attempting to rebuild one's life after tragedy -> correct

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Choose the best option to fill in the blank with the correct phrase given below:

Anokhi worked tirelessly ________ her children's future, ensuring they had every opportunity.

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Select the option which gives the most accurate meaning of the given Idiom:

Hobson's choice

2022: 17 Aug Shift 1

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

'To burn a hole in the pocket'.

2025: 19 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the phrases in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
(A) There was a ______ as the children fetched their colours.	(I) a flicker of emotion
(B) The company's figures are beginning to offer a______ for the future.	(II) touch of sadness
(C) I didn't detect even a ______ in his cold eyes.	(III) glimmer of hope
(D) There was a ______ in her voice as she told us the tragic news.	(IV) flurry of activity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 22 June Shift 1

Match the idioms of List I with their meaning in List II

LIST I (Idioms)		LIST II (Meaning)
A.	To muddle through	I.	anger and resentment
B.	To face the music	II.	to work in a confused way
C.	In the doldrums	III.	to accept the consequences
D.	Foam and Froth	IV.	in trouble

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:

Order of the day

Select the correct idiom from the options given to complete the sentence: After his wife's death, he found it hard to ______ and carry on with his life.

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Select the correct idiom from the options given to complete the sentence:

After his wife's death, he found it hard to ______ and carry on with his life.