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Which option gives the correct meaning of Keep one’s nose clean?

  • Uncertain and depending on what happens next
  • Avoid attracting attention
  • Avoid trouble or wrongdoing
  • Very cheerful and happy
Correct answer(s):
  • Avoid trouble or wrongdoing

What is the figurative meaning of Have one’s hands full?

  • Deliberately and without emotion
  • Be very busy
  • Stopped gradually or completely
  • Do something without real interest or effort
  • Make a process easier or faster
Correct answer(s):
  • Be very busy

Choose the best interpretation of Good riddance.

  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Go to bed
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone
  • Mostly; generally
Correct answer(s):
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone

Which answer best defines Hand in glove?

  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully
  • Go to bed
  • Begin discussing the most important practical details
  • Working very closely together, often secretly
Correct answer(s):
  • Working very closely together, often secretly

Which option gives the correct meaning of From hand to mouth?

  • With just enough money or food to survive
  • Fail to remember or find something
  • Avoid someone or something
  • From one place or person to another without success
Correct answer(s):
  • With just enough money or food to survive

Which meaning matches the phrase Do more harm than good?

  • Without money, work, or hope
  • Do the same thing as someone else
  • Refuse to change one’s mind
  • Cause more damage than benefit
Correct answer(s):
  • Cause more damage than benefit

In English, what is meant by Come clean?

  • Force someone to obey or submit
  • Suddenly begin to cry
  • Receive strong criticism
  • Tell the truth after hiding it
Correct answer(s):
  • Tell the truth after hiding it

What idea does Catch someone red-handed usually express?

  • Make someone remember something
  • Change financial records dishonestly
  • Catch someone while doing something wrong
  • Speak directly and honestly
  • Already decided and not likely to change
Correct answer(s):
  • Catch someone while doing something wrong

What does the phrase Change hands suggest?

  • Pass from one owner to another
  • Receive strong criticism
  • Remove someone’s support or advantage
  • Speak directly and honestly
  • By means of hard effort or a particular method
Correct answer(s):
  • Pass from one owner to another

What does the idiom Close at hand mean?

  • Have effects on both sides
  • Control a difficult situation
  • Use force, influence, knowledge, or pressure effectively
  • Very near in time or place
  • Suddenly begin to cry
Correct answer(s):
  • Very near in time or place

Select the option that best explains Blue in the face.

  • Exhausted from arguing or trying without success
  • Make progress by doing something original
  • Angry or bitter feelings between people
  • Returning to simple and important principles
  • Create excitement, surprise, or public discussion
Correct answer(s):
  • Exhausted from arguing or trying without success

Pick the correct meaning of the expression An old hand.

  • Not knowing what to do or having nothing useful to do
  • A private reason for being involved, often selfish
  • When one has free time
  • A person with a lot of experience
Correct answer(s):
  • A person with a lot of experience

In English, what is meant by As good as one’s word?

  • A difficult task or demand
  • An obstacle that makes progress difficult
  • Available for someone to use
  • Keeping a promise
Correct answer(s):
  • Keeping a promise

Which explanation is closest to A safe pair of hands?

  • A question that is debatable or no longer important
  • Something that has both good and bad effects
  • A reliable person who can be trusted with responsibility
  • Not knowing what to do or having nothing useful to do
Correct answer(s):
  • A reliable person who can be trusted with responsibility

For SSC English, identify the meaning of A clean slate.

  • A rule, law, or plan that is no longer effective
  • A fresh start without past mistakes being counted
  • A fair situation where everyone has the same chance
  • A habit of feeling angry or easily offended because of past unfairness
Correct answer(s):
  • A fresh start without past mistakes being counted

In English, what is meant by A fool’s paradise?

  • A state of false happiness based on wrong hopes
  • A dishonest or unreliable person
  • A short-lived interest
  • A fresh start without past mistakes being counted
Correct answer(s):
  • A state of false happiness based on wrong hopes

Which option gives the correct meaning of A golden opportunity?

  • A weak plan or system that can easily fail
  • A very good chance to do something valuable
  • A small amount of truth
  • A warning or request that nobody listens to
Correct answer(s):
  • A very good chance to do something valuable

For SSC English, identify the meaning of A good Samaritan.

  • An unpleasant fact that is difficult to accept
  • An obstacle that makes progress difficult
  • A kind person who helps someone in trouble
  • A subject that people argue about
Correct answer(s):
  • A kind person who helps someone in trouble

Pick the correct meaning of the expression A long face.

  • An achievement to be proud of
  • A difficult or awkward situation
  • A sad or disappointed expression
  • A secret plan or motive
Correct answer(s):
  • A sad or disappointed expression

What does the idiom A bad egg mean?

  • A person who is unexpectedly successful or has hidden ability
  • A fresh start without past mistakes being counted
  • Something that greatly changes a situation
  • A dishonest or unreliable person
  • A subject that people argue about
Correct answer(s):
  • A dishonest or unreliable person