21)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A hair in the butter

SSC CGL 2022

A)

A challenging situation

B)

Sinking in debt

C)

A slippery road

D)

Easy to handle

22)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Easy money

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Have no difficulty in collecting money that is due

B)

Work hard to earn a large salary without telling anyone

C)

Collect someone’s cash for them easily

D)

Make money without much effort, maybe illegally

23)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To bury the hatchet

SSC CGL 2022

A)

To bury old things

B)

To end a quarrel

C)

To stop talking to someone

D)

To fight with someone

24)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fight shy of

SSC CGL 2022

A)

To attack without warning

B)

To try to avoid something

C)

To overcome one’s weakness

D)

To struggle hard

25)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Keep someone at arm’s length

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Make someone stay outside

B)

Allow someone to talk only from a distance

C)

Restrict someone to a small space to stand

D)

Avoid being friendly with someone

26)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Sticky fingers

SSC CGL 2022

A)

An inclination to steal

B)

A tendency to forget

C)

A habit of licking fingers

D)

A tendency to interfere

27)

Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The new electrician is a green horn, but will learn fast.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Proficient

B)

Inexperienced

C)

Professional

D)

Efficient

28)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Play with fire

SSC CGL 2022

A)

To do something dangerous

B)

To spread knowledge

C)

To be courageous

D)

To fight an opponent

29)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To hold water

SSC CGL 2022

A)

To be large and deep

B)

To be unsteady and unsure

C)

To be valid and reasonable

D)

To be sad and depressed

30)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A snake in the grass

SSC CGL 2022

A)

A sudden death

B)

An unfortunate accident

C)

A good fortune

D)

A hidden enemy