Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Miss the boat
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Correct answer: (A) Miss a chance
Explanation
'Miss the boat' means to lose an opportunity by being too slow to act.
DSSSB TGT / PGT · English
Idioms & Phrases Previous Year Questions
12 Idioms & Phrases (English) questions asked in DSSSB TGT / PGT previous year papers, each with the correct answer and explanation. Read them free on UTpaper, or attempt the full papers as timed online tests.
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase.
A collection of weapons and military equipment
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Correct answer: (A) Arsenal
Explanation
An arsenal is a collection or store of weapons and military equipment. An archive stores records, an apiary is for bees, and an asylum is a refuge.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Short fuse
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Correct answer: (D) Get angry quickly
Explanation
Someone with a 'short fuse' gets angry very quickly.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined phrase in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
The Mysore palace is *gearing up* for the winter festival.
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Correct answer: (B) No substitution required
Explanation
'Gearing up' means preparing for something, which fits the palace preparing for the festival, so no substitution is needed.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase.
The study of evolution of mankind
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Correct answer: (C) Anthropology
Explanation
Anthropology is the study of humans and their evolution. Geology studies the earth, archaeology ancient remains, and cartography maps.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Blow off steam
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Correct answer: (B) To get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion
Explanation
"Blow off steam" means to release pent-up energy or strong feelings.
Choose the most appropriate idiom for the given situation.
The team stopped working since they had been working for 6 hours continuously.
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Correct answer: (D) Call it a day
Explanation
"Call it a day" means to stop working on something, usually because one has done enough or is tired.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To get someone’s goat
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Correct answer: (B) To upset or irritate someone
Explanation
"To get someone's goat" means to annoy or irritate someone.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break even
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Correct answer: (B) Neither lose nor gain any money
Explanation
To 'break even' means to end up with neither profit nor loss, when income just equals cost.
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The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence
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Correct answer: (B) Chronology
Explanation
Chronology is the arrangement of events in the order of time. Phonology studies speech sounds, geology studies the earth, and morphology studies word forms or structure.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Face the music
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Correct answer: (A) Confront unpleasantness
Explanation
'Face the music' means to accept and confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
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A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution
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Correct answer: (B) Dormitory
Explanation
A dormitory is a large bedroom where many people sleep, as in a school or hostel. A hostel is the whole building, not one room.
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