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SubjectEnglish Comprehension 41 English Language 26 English 24 General Awareness 1 General Knowledge & General Awareness 1

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SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom. He showed the white feather during the confrontation.

A.Acting in a cowardly manner
B.Asking others for help
C.Displaying great bravery
D.Accepting defeat politely

13 Sep 2025 · Shift 3 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. He felt awkward playing gooseberry between the couple.

A.Act as mediator in a dispute
B.Be an unwanted third person with a courting couple
C.Tell jokes badly
D.Refuse commitment

23 Sep 2025 · Shift 3 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: The writer was chewing the cud of reflection before starting his next novel.

A.Eating slowly
B.Daydreaming without focus
C.Pondering deeply
D.Mentally preparing for battle

17 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom. The corrupt officer was hoist with his own petard.

A.Being destroyed by one's own trap or scheme
B.Succeeding through luck
C.Gaining praise without effort
D.Rising by dishonest means

19 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

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SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: He bites his thumb at someone in the audience.

A.To ridicule one's own sense of pride
B.To show open contempt or insult someone
C.To flatter someone insincerely
D.To reveal inner fear

20 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: He was clearly drawing the long bow while describing his achievements.

A.To romanticize historical events
B.To fabricate or exaggerate with little credibility
C.To delay justice deliberately
D.To conflate myth with realism

21 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: He had to eat crow after his plan completely failed.

A.Enjoy luxurious food
B.Give lavish charity
C.Suffer physical punishment
D.Admit one's error and endure humiliation

21 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. His careless remark cooked his goose.

A.Help someone succeed
B.Ruin someone's plans or chances
C.Save someone from difficulty
D.Mock someone

22 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To gain quick success, he decided to sup with the devil.

A.To confess in secret
B.To act with false modesty
C.To collaborate with someone morally compromised
D.To punish without justice

22 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: He waited to know which way the wind blows before supporting the new policy.

A.Determine compass directions
B.Predict literal weather
C.Sense how events or opinion are trending before acting
D.Forget instructions

23 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given highlighted idiom: After the sudden change in the exam pattern, the students felt completely at sea.

A.An experienced person
B.Travelling all over the world
C.Feeling confused or perplexed
D.Gaining extreme wealth

24 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given highlighted idiom: He cut the Gordian knot by taking a quick decision.

A.To tie up loose ends
B.To defer resolution
C.To solve a complex problem decisively
D.To create a new problem

24 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: Harp on the same string

A.To repeat a single action or topic endlessly
B.To be fickle in opinion
C.To completely change in behaviour
D.To start a new work

24 Sep 2025 · Shift 1 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To blackball someone

A.To play a game of pool with them
B.To give someone a special, prestigious award
C.To accuse someone falsely of a crime
D.To exclude someone from a group or society, often by secret vote

14 Oct 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: He is not fit to hold a candle to his predecessor.

A.Excellent in comparison
B.Similar in ability
C.Greatly inferior to
D.Superior to in some aspects

17 Sep 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. The sudden cancellation of the exam result was gall and wormwood for the students.

A.Lingering curiosity
B.Harmless envy
C.Sudden realization or enlightenment
D.Deep frustration or resentment

18 Sep 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Whistle in the dark

A.Put on a brave front despite fear
B.Speak in an ambiguous way
C.Refuse to take sides
D.Be happy in loneliness

20 Sep 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Sound and fury

A.Great uproar that signifies nothing
B.Echoes of truth from the past
C.Bold actions with lasting impact
D.A confession, then silence

20 Sep 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: He passed the exam by the skin of one's teeth.

A.With deceptive appearance
B.With the barest possible margin
C.Through inherited privilege
D.With false humility

21 Sep 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionModerate

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: He's as mad as a hatter today.

A.Honest but poor
B.Extremely focused on work
C.Completely crazy or eccentric
D.Bold in fashion

21 Sep 2025 · Shift 2 Full chapter