51)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Radha is unable to continue working in this office. Hard work is ______ on her health.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

making her meet both ends

B)

blowing hot and cold

C)

keeping an eye

D)

taking a toll on

52)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
He tries to perform well but good projects done by him are______. He needs to put in extra effort.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

on edge

B)

walking on air

C)

few and far between

D)

going with the flow

53)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence
The government has decided to ______ GST on some items in order to help small traders.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

steer clear of

B)

roll back

C)

wash away

D)

crack down on

54)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
The residents of my colony ______ in trying to find out about the increasing number of car thefts.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

hit a purple patch

B)

hit the sack

C)

beat about the bush

D)

pulled all the stops

55)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
When you ______ it is best to be patient and have faith in your inner strength.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

remain on high alert

B)

keep someone at an arms length

C)

call a spade a spade

D)

find yourself in troubled waters

56)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Many old projects are ______ with a change in company policies.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

beating around the bush

B)

caught red handed

C)

getting a new lease of life

D)

breaking the ice

57)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Factory owners are protesting because they think that the government has ______ of plastic manufacturing companies by closing their factories in big cities.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

separated the wheat from the chaff

B)

made no bones

C)

been barking up the wrong tree

D)

upset the applecart

58)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
In trying to solve the crime, the detective found himself ______ Yet the mystery kept deepening.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

beating the bush

B)

beating his brains out

C)

letting his hair down

D)

making room for others

59)

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
The official found himself ______ when he could not explain his actions and all the members started attacking him with accusations of cheating.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

in the eye of a storm

B)

on the same page

C)

wet behind the ears

D)

burning the midnight oil

60)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Blind alley

SSC CGL 2020

A)

A person who comes to meet occasionally

B)

A situation in which no further progress can be made

C)

Taking first step after somebody’s approach

D)

A state of deep thought