Vocabulary

Idioms

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Choose the appropriate meaning from the options given for the following idiom:

To be at the end for one's tether.

Unable to deal with difficult situations because you are too tired, worried, or annoyed.

When there is nothing more that can be said or done about something.

The point at which something can no longer continue in the same way.

After a prolonged period or a sequence of events

✅ Correct Option: 1

The image is of an animal tied by a rope that has run out of slack. 'At the end of one's tether' therefore means having no patience or strength left to cope, matching option 1. The other options describe 'end of story', 'breaking point' and 'in the end', which are different expressions.

Note: The NTA question prints the idiom as 'at the end for one's tether'. We have read it as the standard form 'at the end of one's tether'.

2022: 17 Aug Shift 1

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

'A wild goose chase'

2022: 23 Aug Shift 1

Match the Idiom in List I with its meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. A black sheep	I. Not as easy as it appears to be
B. Hue and cry	II. Being a disgrace for the family
C. Easier said than done	III. Make an extra effort
D. Go the extra mile	IV. A great noise

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 16 Sep Shift 1

From the given options, select the one which most correctly explains the given expression:

"To pull one's socks up"

2026: 14 May Shift 2

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

LIST-I (Idioms)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A. bee's knees	I.	an unwanted object of no great use or value
B. a red herring	II.	a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad
C. a white elephant	III.	something that diverts attention away from the main argument
D. a curate's egg	IV.	indisputably the best

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2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

Match the expression in List I with its meaning in List II

List A	List B
A. Once in a blue moon	I. To transform oneself into a better person
B. To turn over a new leaf	II. Probable
C. On the cards	III. On rare occasions
D. To plough the sand	IV. To work in vain

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2026: 12 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) a little bird told me	(I) in close intimacy
(B) warts and all	(II) making no attempts to hide defect
(C) Aunt Sally	(III) a scapegoat or an easy target to blame
(D) cheek by jowl	(IV) something conveyed by a secret source

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Choose the appropriate meaning from the options given for the following idiom: To be at the end for one's tether.

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Choose the appropriate meaning from the options given for the following idiom:

To be at the end for one's tether.