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SSC CGL Tier1 English Language Phrases and Idioms Test 1

37931.We were in hurry. The road being zigzag we had to cut off a corner to reach in time.
To cut a portion of the road
To take a short cut
To go fast
To take an alternative route
37932.To keeps one s temper
To become hungry
To be in good mood
To preserve ones energy
To be aloof from
None of these
37933.To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than ones match
None of these
37934.Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.
Toppled over
Bribed
Given advance information
Threatened
37935.To drive home
To find ones roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
None of these
37936.To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
None of these
37937.To be above board
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
They have no debts
To try to be beautiful
None of these
37938.To put one s hand to plough
To take up agricultural farming
To take a difficult task
To get entangled into unnecessary things
Take interest in technical work
None of these
37939.The project did not appear to hold out bright prospects.
highlight
show
offer
promise
37940.I felt like a fish out of water among all those business tycoons.
troubled
stupid
uncomfortable
inferior
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