Idioms & Phrases Questions for IBPS Clerk Prelims: 11th October |

IBPS Clerk Prelims is on its way and a lot of aspirants are heading towards new hopes with this upcoming opportunity. Thus, English Language can be an impetus for their success by
helping them save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and
effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong
vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient
comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular
section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to
let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for upcoming IBPS Clerk Exam.

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Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given in which an/a idiom/phrase has been put in BOLD. Five options are given below each such sentence. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.

Q1. That movie on World War-II I saw really brought home to me the scale of the impact of Fascism on the world.

Brought the movie VCD or DVD home

Made me understand clearly

Provided me with the facts

Helped me watch

None of these

Solution:

Bring something home to someone means – to make someone understand something clearly.

Q2. The American boxer was down on the floor and bleeding when his coach decided to throw in the towel.

Call for a break

Admit defeat

Call for additional energy drinks

To call for cleaning of the ring

None of these

Solution:

To throw in the towel means to concede/admit defeat.

Q3. The manager said, “Let’s beef our team up with two more content developers”.

Hire new employees

Remove some employees

Strengthen the team

Increase the team

None of these

Solution:

To beef something up means to increase something, often in strength

Q4. TCS has turned out to be a cash cow for the TATA businesses.

Economically profitable

Bearing economical losses

Highly efficient

Highly inefficient

None of these

Solution:

Cash cow - A business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit.

Q5. Nitin Gadkari recently made a freudian slip when he said that his party’s electoral campaign was built on false promises.

A type of flip flop.

An awkward smile

The trick used by a speaker to distract the listener from real issues.

A speaker’s unintentional mistake which reveals his true thoughts about something/someone.

None of these

Solution:

Freudian slip - A speaker’s unintentional mistake which reveals his true thoughts about something/someone.

Q6. All this fuss over Manishankar Iyer’s comments is a mere red herring used by the government of the day.

A warning

Something irrelevant that diverts attention away from the main problem or issue

A campaign in which red bands are used to show protest against contempt statements

An important event

None of these

Solution:

Red herring - Something irrelevant that diverts attention away from the main problem or issue

Q7. With the economy in tatters, another lengthy blog from the finance minister to defend his failure and blame the previous governments is in the offing.

Under consideration.

Saved in the draft.

In the printing stage

About to happen at some time in the near future

None of these

Solution:

In the offing - About to happen at some time in the near future

Q8. After the heated exchange of words, the manager adjourned the town hall meeting sine die.

Resignation

Permanently

Without any future date/time for resumption

Written on stamp paper

None of these

Solution:

Sine die - Without any future date for resumption

Q9. After arguing with and embarrassing the CEO in front of all staff, I think he burned his boat.

To do something that cannot be easily undone or reversed in the future.

To burn one’s vehicle.

To erase temporary work

To set on fire

None of these

Solution:

To burn one’s boat - To do something that cannot be easily undone or reversed in the future.

Q10. After the final bell rang the children ran amuck in the corridors.

Ran for the mock test

Ran straight to the playground

Ran straight out of there classroom

To behave in wild and uncontrolled way

None of these

Solution:

Run amuck - To behave in wild and uncontrolled way

Q11. Stop being a wet blanket and come with us to the party.

A lazy person who always prefer sitting in his chair/sofa and not go out.

Someone who spoils other people's fun by failing to join in with or by disapproving of their activities.

A person who takes bath for every little event of the day

An over excited person

None of these

Solution:

Wet Blanket - Someone who spoils other people's fun by failing to join in with or by disapproving of their activities.

Q12. Cleaning of the River Ganga is the will-o'-the-wisp that our politicians have been chasing for decades.

An old man’s wish

An easy target

An unattainable goal

A long wish

None of these

Solution:

Will-o'-the-wisp - An unattainable goal

Q13. With a strong and aggressive captain in Sourav Ganguly, the Indian team gave the Steve Waugh led Australian team the taste of their own medicine.

Given them painkillers made in Australia

Treating them as they treat others

Talking with them in Hindi as they talk in English

Mixing India made medicines in their food

None of these

Solution:

(giving one) taste of one’s own medicine - Treating someone as they treat others

Q14. When asked about his relations with the gangster in question, the minister kept beating around the bush.

To continuously talk about bushes and grasses even if the topic being discussed is different.

Discuss a matter without coming to the point.

To come around and talk about the core issue at hand.

To advocate hitting someone (as the gangster in this case)