61)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The anxious duke was found strolling in the garden to and fro.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Forward and backward

B)

From west to east

C)

From north to south

D)

Upward and downward

62)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Eat humble pie

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A)

To live a life of humility

B)

To live in penury

C)

To apologise humbly

D)

To enjoy life to the fullest

63)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
After the government interventions, the enrolment and retention of female students have increased by leaps and bounds.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Intermittently

B)

Swiftly

C)

Systematically

D)

Gradually

64)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Red tape

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Have a negative amount in your bank balance

B)

Official rules and bureaucracy that make it difficult to do something

C)

Catch someone at the moment they are doing something wrong

D)

Something unimportant that takes attention away from the main subject