idiom or phrase
- प्रश्न 41 Choose the option that best explains the underlined idioms/phrase:
Have a midas touch means:
High Court LDC 2022 (12 March 2023) -
- (अ) Ability to succeed in everything
- (ब) To be a good middleman
- (स) Act patiently
- (द) Accept defeat gracefully
उत्तर : Ability to succeed in everything
- प्रश्न 42 Choose the option that best explains the underlined idioms/phrase:
The pandemic has made everyone suspect that they are a bit under the weather at all times.
High Court LDC 2022 (12 March 2023) -
- (अ) Out of work
- (ब) Distressed and depressed
- (स) Feeling sick or unhealthy
- (द) Open to infection
उत्तर : Feeling sick or unhealthy
- प्रश्न 43 Give the correct meaning of the underlined Idiom.
It was he who put a spoke in my wheel in the execution of my design.
High Court LDC 2022 (12 March 2023) -
- (अ) Blessed me
- (ब) Helped me
- (स) Deeply appealed
- (द) Thwarted me
उत्तर : Thwarted me
- प्रश्न 44 Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom:
The news of Rehan’s death spread like wild fire.
High Court LDC 2022 (12 March 2023) -
- (अ) Spread rapidly
- (ब) Lateful
- (स) In favour with
- (द) To get into trouble
उत्तर : Spread rapidly
- प्रश्न 45 Choose the option that best explains the underlined idiom/phrase:
The teacher always played the devil’s advocate to provoke discussion in the classroom.
High Court LDC 2022 (19 March 2023) -
- (अ) Favour the weak
- (ब) Present a counter argument
- (स) Be on the side of the administration
- (द) Embarassed the female students
उत्तर : Present a counter argument
- प्रश्न 46 Choose the option that best explains the underlined idiom/phrase:
To throw down the glove means:
High Court LDC 2022 (19 March 2023) -
- (अ) To accept defeat
- (ब) To reject an honour
- (स) To resort to wrong tactics
- (द) To give a challenge
उत्तर : To give a challenge
- प्रश्न 47 Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom:
Beware of that fellow. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
High Court LDC 2022 (19 March 2023) -
- (अ) Formidable
- (ब) Hypocrite
- (स) Completely insane
- (द) Agile
उत्तर : Hypocrite
- प्रश्न 48 From the following options, choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank space:
The owner of the house ------- and gave us a bed for the night when our car broke down.
High Court LDC 2022 (19 March 2023) -
- (अ) took us in
- (ब) took us off
- (स) took us on
- (द) took us for
उत्तर : took us in
- प्रश्न 49 Choose a phrasal verb from the given ,options that meaningfully completes the sentence :
He agreed to help but _____ when he found how difficult it was.
Junior Legal Officer - 2023 (Paper-4) (GEN. HINDI & GEN. ENGLISH) -
- (अ) got through
- (ब) falled back
- (स) backed out
- (द) broke out
उत्तर : backed out
- प्रश्न 50 Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb :
She ___ the orphan as her own child.
Junior Legal Officer - 2023 (Paper-4) (GEN. HINDI & GEN. ENGLISH) -
- (अ) brought out
- (ब) brought up
- (स) brought about
- (द) brought in
उत्तर : brought up
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