Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.

To save her skin, she confessed many details______ the record.

off

✅ Correct Option: 3

The idiom 'off the record' means unofficially, not for publication or formal documentation. Confessing details 'off the record' fits the context of saving oneself while speaking unofficially. 'At', 'of', and 'in' do not form the idiom.

2023: 30 May Shift 3

The idiom - "wash your hands of something" means :

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the most appropriate phrases from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
(A) He always ______ at the time of need.	(I) up in
(B) Their idea is still ______ the air.	(II) nail on the head
(C) The team worked ______ to finish the project.	(III) backs out
(D) She hit the ______ with her observation.	(IV) round the clock

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 17 Aug Shift 2

From the given options, select the word which correctly explains the expression:

To be a white elephant

(1) Very huge item

(2) Fair investment

(3) Expensive and useless possession

(4) Waste material

2026: 30 May Shift 2

Choose the most appropriate option that best expresses the meaning of the following idiom:

A Red Letter Day.

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Choose the meaning which best suits the proverb:

Nothing ventured nothing gained

2022: 17 Aug Shift 1

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

'A wild goose chase'

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. To save her skin, she confessed many details______ the record.

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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.

To save her skin, she confessed many details______ the record.