Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

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

List I (Idioms) List-II (Meanings)
(A) Bird's eye view (I) search with no hope of success.
(B) A wild goose chase (II) to stop doing something.
(C) Lay hands on (III) a general view of something.
(D) To call it a day. (IV) get possession of

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Bird's eye view	(I) search with no hope of success.
(B) A wild goose chase	(II) to stop doing something.
(C) Lay hands on	(III) a general view of something.
(D) To call it a day.	(IV) get possession of

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

✅ Correct Option: 1

A bird's eye view is a general overall view (III). A wild goose chase is a futile search (I). To lay hands on means to get possession of (IV). To call it a day means to stop doing something (II). Hence (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II).

2026: 26 May Shift 1

Choose the most appropriate option for the correct meaning of the following phrase:

Don't upset the apple cart by opting out of the project.

2022: 20 July Shift 1

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the options given below :

We should guard against our green-eyed friends.

2024 Slot #1

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) blow the gall	(I) feel unable to deal with something
(B) at the end of your tether	(II) feel terribly ashamed and embarrassed
(C) be full of beans	(III) divulge a secret
(D) want to curl up and die	(IV) be full of energy

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

2026: 19 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Blow your own trumpet	(I) Very early in the morning
(B) Labour of Hercules	(II) Talk boastfully about yourself
(C) Beggar belief	(III) Task requiring enormous strength
(D) Up with the lark	(IV) Be too extraordinary to be believed

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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: 24 May Shift 1

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

List I (Idioms)	List II (Meanings)
(A) In a brown study	(I) An offer of peace
(B) Swan song	(II) Lost in his thoughts
(C) An olive branch	(III) To suffer for one's foolish conduct
(D) To sow the wind and reap the whirlwind	(IV) Last piece of great work

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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