Idiom: Square peg in a round hole Exam Name & Year: SSC CGL 2019

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: Misfit (अनुपयुक्त व्यक्ति)

Idiom: "Throw down the gauntlet" Exam Name & Year: SSC CHSL 2018

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: To challenge someone

Idiom: "Ride roughshod over" Exam Name & Year: SSC CGL 2017

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: To act without considering others (दूसरों की परवाह किए बिना काम करना)

Idiom: "Catch-22" Exam Name & Year: SSC CHSL 2019

Synonym : A dilemma where one can’t win either way

Idiom: "Chew the cud" Exam Name & Year: SSC CGL 2018

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: To think deeply about something (किसी विषय पर गहराई से सोचना)

Idiom: Nip in the bud Exam Name & Year: SSC CGL 2012, 2021

Synonym: Suppress at an early stage (शुरुआत में ही रोक देना)

Correct Answer: ✅ Popular Meaning: ✔ "In vogue" means something that is currently fashionable, trendy, or widely accepted.

Idiom: Got the sack Exam Name & Year: SSC CPO 2019

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: ✔ Dismissed (निकाल दिया गया)

Question: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Feel at sea ○ Feel angry ○ Feel lost or confused ○ Feel comfortable while travelling by water ○ Feel seasicksleep, usually at night.

Answer: Feel lost or confused Explanation: The idiom "feel at sea" means to be confused or uncertain about something, similar to how one might feel disoriented in the middle of the ocean. Feel angry (Incorrect) – The idiom does not relate to anger. ✔ Feel at sea – Bewildered (हक्का-बक्का, उलझन में पड़ना) Exam Name & Year: ✔ SSC CGL 2019, SSC CHSL 2021

Idiom: Dead ringer Exam Name & Year: SSC CPO 2017

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: ✔ Exact duplicate (समान प्रतिरूप)

Question: Which of the following is the correct meaning of the idiom "To put a spoke in one's wheel" ? (A) To be in a heated argument (B) To interfere and cause difficulties (C) To discuss an irrelevant issue (D) To be extremely clean and tidy

✔ (B) To interfere and cause difficulties 📜 Detailed Explanation: ✔ The phrase "To put a spoke in one's wheel" means to create obstacles or hinder someone's progress . ✔ It originates from the practice of inserting a stick (spoke) into a wheel to stop it from moving. ✔ It is often used when someone deliberately causes problems for another person or disrupts a plan. 📌 Additional Important Information: ✔ This phrase is commonly used in situations where someone is trying to sabotage another's efforts . ✔ Example Sentence: "He was about to finalize the deal, but his competitor put a spoke in his wheel by leaking confidential details." 🔷 Related SSC PYQs: 1️⃣ What does the idiom "At loggerheads" mean? ( SSC CGL 2017 ) ✔ Answer: In strong disagreement ( किसी से तीखी बहस में होना ) 2️⃣ What is the meaning of "To draw the longbow"? ( SSC CHSL 2016 ) ✔ Answer: To exaggerate ( बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना ) 3️⃣ Which of the following idioms means ‘neat and clean’? ( SSC CGL 2020 ) ✔ Answer: Spick and Span ( एकदम साफ-सुथरा ) 4️⃣ What does "A moot point" mean? ( SSC CGL 2018 ) ✔ Answer: A debatable issue ( विवादास्पद विषय ) 📚 One-Word Quick Revision Facts: ✔ At loggerheads → In conflict ✔ To have a finger in everyone’s pie → To be involved in everything ✔ A moot point → An arguable topic ✔ Spick and Span → Spotless / very clean ✔ To draw the longbow → To exaggerate

🗣️ Idiom: All Agog 📝 Exam Name & Year (where it was asked): 📌 SSC CGL Tier 2 – 2018 📌 SSC CHSL – 2022

🔁 Synonym with Hindi Meaning: ✔ Eager / Excited / Curious ✔ उत्साहित / बेसब्री से उत्सुक

🗣️ Idiom: An Axe to Grind 📝 Exam Name & Year (where it was asked): 📌 SSC CGL Tier 1 – 2019 📌 SSC MTS – 2021

🔁 Synonym with Hindi Meaning: ✔ Personal interest / Hidden motive ✔ निजी स्वार्थ / छुपा हुआ उद्देश्य

🗣️ Idiom: Will-o'-the-wisp 📝 Exam Name & Year (where it was asked): 📌 SSC CGL Tier 1 – 2020 📌 SSC CHSL – 2018

🔁 Synonym with Hindi Meaning: ✔ False hope / Unrealistic goal / Illusion ✔ मृगतृष्णा / झूठी आशा / धोखा देने वाला लक्ष्य

Be in the doldrums 📌 SSC CGL Tier 1 – 2017 , CPO – 2020

✔ Feeling sad or inactive ✔ उदास या निष्क्रिय अवस्था में होना

Cut the Gordian knot 📌 SSC CGL – 2015 , CPO – 2022

✔ Solve a difficult problem boldly ✔ जटिल समस्या का साहसिक समाधान करना

Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds 📌 SSC CGL – 2019 , CHSL – 2022

✔ To be hypocritical or double-faced ✔ दोहरी नीति अपनाना / दोगला व्यवहार करना

At one's wits' end 📌 SSC CGL Tier 2 – 2017 , CHSL – 2016

✔ Completely puzzled or confused ✔ पूरी तरह से भ्रमित / हताश

Throw down the gauntlet 📌 SSC CPO – 2017 , CGL – 2022

✔ To challenge someone boldly ✔ किसी को साहसपूर्वक चुनौती देना

On tenterhooks 📌 SSC CHSL – 2020 , CGL – 2022

✔ In a state of suspense or anxiety ✔ बेचैनी या तनाव में होना

To keep the wolf from the door 📌 SSC CGL Tier 1 – 2017 , MTS – 2021

✔ To avoid starvation or financial ruin ✔ आर्थिक तंगी से बचना / भूखे मरने से बचना

📘 Phrasal Verb: Throw over 📝 Appeared In Exams: SSC CGL 2018 (Tier 2) SSC CHSL 2020 SSC CPO 2021

📙 Hindi Meaning: त्याग देना / किसी को छोड़ देना (विशेषतः प्रेम संबंध में) 📗 Synonyms: Abandon Jilt Betray Reject Desert 🔁 One-liner Example: She threw him over for a wealthier suitor.

Phrase : To make up with Appeared In : SSC CGL 2018 SSC CHSL 2021 SSC CPO 2020

Hindi Meaning : से सुलह करना / मनमुटाव खत्म करना Synonyms : Reconcile (मिलाप करना) Patch things up (SSC CHSL 2021) Bury the hatchet (SSC CGL 2018) Restore friendship (SSC CPO 2020)

🔷 Idiom: Bear the palm 📘 Exam: SSC CGL 2011 SSC CHSL 2015 SSC GD Constable 2021

✔ Synonym + Hindi Meaning: ➤ To win / To be victorious ✔ जीतना / विजयी होना 📝 Usage Example: Despite stiff competition, she bore the palm in the debate competition.

Idiom: Raise one's hackles Exam Name & Year: SSC CGL Tier 2, 2022

Synonym with Hindi Meaning: ➤ Synonym: Make someone angry / Annoy someone ➤ Hindi Meaning: किसी को क्रोधित या नाराज़ करना

Word/Phrase: Beaming from ear to ear Exam Appearance: SSC CGL Tier 2 – 2018 (Phrase Replacement)

Hindi Meaning: कान से कान तक मुस्कुराना / बहुत खुश होना Synonyms: Smiling broadly (Easy) Grinning widely (SSC CGL Tier 2 – 2018) Radiating happiness (SSC CHSL – 2021) Overjoyed (SSC MTS – 2020) Elated (SSC CGL – 2017)

Word/Phrase: At sea Exam Appearance: SSC CGL Tier 1 – 2019 (Idioms & Phrases)

Hindi Meaning: असमंजस में / भ्रमित / उलझन में Synonyms: Confused (Easy) Perplexed (SSC CHSL – 2020) Bewildered (SSC CGL – 2019) Puzzled (SSC MTS – 2018) Baffled (SSC CGL – 2022)

Word/Phrase: By fits and starts

Hindi Meaning: रुक-रुक कर / अनियमित रूप से Synonyms: Irregularly (सबसे सरल पर्याय) Sporadically (SSC CGL 2016) Intermittently (SSC CHSL 2022) Erratically (SSC CGL 2021)

Word: Bird of Passage

Hindi Meaning: प्रवासी व्यक्ति / अस्थायी यात्री Synonyms: Migrant (सबसे सरल अर्थ) Wanderer (SSC CHSL 2019) Nomad (SSC CGL 2016) Transient (SSC CPO 2020) Meaning: A person who travels from place to place and does not stay in one place for long.

✅ “Dwell on something” – Meaning & Usage Meaning (in English): 🧠 SSC Exam Tip: This phrase/idiom has been asked in SSC exams in the Idioms & Phrases section: SSC CGL 2019 Tier 1 SSC CHSL 2016 Tier 1

To think, speak, or write at length about something, especially something unpleasant or troubling. Hindi Meaning: किसी बात पर बार-बार सोचते रहना या चर्चा करते रहना (अक्सर नकारात्मक चीजों पर) 📚 Examples: Don’t dwell on your past failures — move on! She tends to dwell on every mistake she makes.

Hold water – Idiom 📘 SSC Exam Usage: SSC CGL 2017 Tier 2 (English) – Phrase used in a sentence completion question. SSC CHSL 2022 – Asked as meaning-based idiom.

👉 Meaning: To be logical, valid, or sound; to withstand scrutiny or criticism. 🧠 Hindi Meaning: ठोस तर्क देना या तर्कसंगत होना ✅ Example Sentences: His explanation doesn’t hold water — it’s full of contradictions. The theory holds water when tested against real-world data. 🧾 Synonyms: Make sense Be valid Be credible Stand up to scrutiny

27. Wet behind the ears (a) Immature (b) Experienced (c) Developed (d) Cautious

Correct Answer ✅ : (a) Immature Explanation: This idiom refers to someone who is naive or inexperienced.

"Read the riot act" SSC CGL 2016 Tier-II (Synonym-based idioms) SSC CHSL 2021 (Idiomatic expressions)

Meaning (Hindi): कड़ी चेतावनी देना या सख्त आदेश देना कि अगर अव्यवस्था या अनुशासनहीनता जारी रही तो सख्त कार्रवाई की जाएगी। 🧠 Synonyms: Warn strictly Give a stern lecture Threaten with consequences Admonish forcefully

📘 Phrase: The Bee's Knees

🗣️ Hindi Meaning: बेहतरीन / उत्कृष्ट / बहुत शानदार 📝 Meaning in English: Something or someone that is excellent , outstanding , or of high quality . 🧠 Example Sentences: "Her handmade chocolate cake is the bee's knees !" "He thinks his new bike is the bee's knees , and honestly, it is."

Vocabulary Word: Take to task

Hindi Meaning: फटकार लगाना / डांटना Synonyms: Scold Reprimand (SSC CGL 2017) Rebuke (SSC CHSL 2020) Chide (SSC CGL 2015) Berate Usage: The teacher took the student to task for not completing the homework. (अध्यापक ने होमवर्क न करने पर छात्र को डांटा।)

Idiom/Phrase: Get Your Goat SSC Exams where it appeared: SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 SSC CHSL 2021 Tier 1 SSC MTS 2019 Tier 1 (as part of idiom list)

Hindi Meaning: किसी को बहुत गुस्सा दिला देना / चिढ़ा देना Synonyms: Annoy someone (Easiest) Make someone angry Irritate someone deliberately Ruffle someone's feathers (SSC-type synonym) Usage in Sentence: His constant whistling really gets my goat. She knows how to get his goat by mocking his accent.

Idiom/Phrase: Argus-eyed SSC Exams where it appeared: SSC CGL 2016 Tier 2 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier 1 SSC CPO 2019 Tier 1

Hindi Meaning: बहुत सतर्क / चौकन्ना / हर चीज़ पर पैनी नज़र रखने वाला Synonyms: Vigilant (Easiest) Watchful Alert Highly observant (SSC-level synonym) Eagle-eyed (similar idiom) Usage in Sentence: The argus-eyed security personnel noticed the slightest movement. You need to be argus-eyed when proofreading important documents.

Idiom/Phrase: Take (something) with a Grain of Salt SSC CHSL 2017 Tier 1 SSC CGL 2020 Tier 2 SSC MTS 2022 (indirect idiom-based option)

Hindi Meaning: किसी बात को पूरी तरह सच न मानना / संदेह के साथ लेना Synonyms: Doubt something (Easiest) Be skeptical Don’t fully believe Question the truth (SSC-style synonym) Usage in Sentence: He tends to exaggerate, so take his words with a grain of salt. I took the news with a grain of salt until it was confirmed. SSC Exams where it appeared:

Idiom/Phrase: Gift of the Gab SSC Exams where it appeared: SSC CGL 2015 Tier 1 SSC CHSL 2019 Tier 1 SSC CGL 2023 Tier 2 (vocab fill-in-the-blank)

Hindi Meaning: प्रभावशाली और धाराप्रवाह बोलने की कला / बोलने की कुशलता Synonyms: Eloquence (Easiest) Fluent speaker Persuasiveness Silver tongue (SSC-type synonym) Art of speaking well Usage in Sentence: Politicians often have the gift of the gab. He used his gift of the gab to convince everyone in the room.

Idiom/Phrase: Like a Dying Duck in a Thunderstorm SSC Exams where it appeared: SSC CGL 2019 Tier 1 SSC MTS 2021 Tier 1

Hindi Meaning: बेहद निराश, हताश और लाचार अवस्था में होना Synonyms: Hopeless (Easiest) Helpless and confused Absolutely dejected In a miserable condition (SSC-style synonym) Usage in Sentence: After failing the exam, he looked like a dying duck in a thunderstorm. She stood there like a dying duck in a thunderstorm, not knowing what to do.

Idiom/Phrase: Jump on the Bandwagon SSC Exams where it appeared: SSC CGL 2017 Tier 1 SSC CHSL 2020 Tier 1 SSC GD 2022 (phrases section)

Hindi Meaning: लोकप्रिय या सफल चीज़ से जुड़ जाना / बहती गंगा में हाथ धोना Synonyms: Follow the trend (Easiest) Join the winning side Go with the crowd Do what others are doing (SSC-type synonym) Usage in Sentence: Many companies are jumping on the bandwagon of AI to stay relevant. He doesn’t really care about the cause; he just jumped on the bandwagon.

Idiom/Phrase: Weather the Storm SSC Exams where it appeared: SSC CGL 2020 Tier 2 SSC CHSL 2021 Tier 1 SSC CPO 2022 Tier 1

Hindi Meaning: कठिनाइयों का सामना करना और उनसे बाहर निकल जाना Synonyms: Survive difficulties (Easiest) Endure a crisis Overcome tough times Get through hardship (SSC-type synonym) Usage in Sentence: The company managed to weather the storm during the financial crisis. She weathered the storm after the loss of her job.

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Idiom: Square peg in a round hole
Exam Name & Year: SSC CGL 2019

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Synonym with Hindi Meaning: Misfit (अनुपयुक्त व्यक्ति)

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Question (Mock Style):

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom:

"To bring to light"

(A) To engage in conversation
(B) To lighten
(C) To disclose
(D) To disengage

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Answer: (C) To disclose

Explanation:

The idiom "to bring to light" means to reveal or disclose something that was previously unknown or hidden.
Example: The journalist's investigation brought to light several cases of corruption.

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Q. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "Bang for the buck".

a) A sorrowful heart
b) More value for money
c) Dash against something
d) Less value for money

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Correct Option: (b) More value for money

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Idiom: To the nines

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Correct Option:

✅ (b) To perfection

Explanation:

The idiom "to the nines" means to the highest degree or to perfection. It is often used in contexts like dressing or decorating, meaning something is done in an extremely stylish or perfect manner.

Example Usage:

She was dressed to the nines for the wedding. (Meaning: She was dressed very elegantly or perfectly.)

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Idiom: To fight shy of

Exam Name & Year:

SSC CGL 2017

SSC CHSL 2019

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Synonym with Hindi Meaning:

To try to avoid something (किसी चीज़ से बचने की कोशिश करना)

Example Sentence:

"He fought shy of making any promises he couldn’t keep." (उन्होंने ऐसे वादे करने से बचने की कोशिश की जो वह निभा नहीं सकते थे।)

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Idiom: "Get one's dander up"

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Meaning: To become angry or agitated.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Idiom: "To put someone's back up"

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Meaning: To irritate or annoy someone.

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