For SSC English, identify the meaning of Break fresh ground.
Correct answer(s):
- Do something new or original
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For SSC English, identify the meaning of Bag and baggage.
Correct answer(s):
- With all belongings; completely
What is the figurative meaning of Break new ground?
Correct answer(s):
- Make progress by doing something original
For SSC English, identify the meaning of At cross purposes.
Correct answer(s):
- Misunderstanding each other while working toward different aims
What is the figurative meaning of At daggers drawn?
Correct answer(s):
- Very hostile and ready to quarrel
Which meaning matches the phrase At full stretch?
Correct answer(s):
- Using all one's strength, effort, or resources
Choose the best interpretation of At issue.
Correct answer(s):
- The main point being discussed or disputed
What idea does At odds with usually express?
Correct answer(s):
- In disagreement with
What idea does All roads lead to Rome usually express?
Correct answer(s):
- Different methods can lead to the same result
Which explanation is closest to At one’s disposal?
Correct answer(s):
- Available for someone to use
Which explanation is closest to An acid test?
Correct answer(s):
- A decisive test that proves the real quality of something
How should we understand At one’s leisure in a sentence?
Correct answer(s):
- When one has free time
How should we understand An axe to grind in a sentence?
Correct answer(s):
- A private reason for being involved, often selfish
What does the phrase At one’s own risk suggest?
Correct answer(s):
- With responsibility for any danger or loss
What does the phrase An eye-opener suggest?
Correct answer(s):
- Something that makes someone understand the truth
Pick the correct meaning of the expression At the back of one’s mind.
Correct answer(s):
- Remembered but not thought about all the time
Pick the correct meaning of the expression An old hand.
Correct answer(s):
- A person with a lot of experience
Which answer best defines At the end of one’s tether?
Correct answer(s):
- Unable to deal with a difficult situation any longer
Which answer best defines An olive branch?
Correct answer(s):
- An offer of peace
What does the idiom At the mercy of mean?
Correct answer(s):
- Completely controlled by someone or something