Most commonly asked English Questions in all SSC Exams


Idiom And Phrases-




1. A Bed of Roses- 
The post of Distric Magistrate is not A Bet of Roses.
2.All And Sundry-
He Invited All and sundry to the marriage party
3.An Apple of discord-
Kashmir is an apple of discord between India and Pakistan
4. An Axe to grid 
perople will flatter you when they have an axe to grind.

5. ‘See eye to eye’ – this means agreeing with someone.
“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”

6. ‘Once in a blue moon’ – an event that happens infrequently.
“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”

7.All in All- 
The Prime minister is All in All In our Country.

8. ‘When pigs fly’  something that will never happen.
“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”

    9. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’– something is very expensive.
    “Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”

    10. ‘A piece of cake’ something is very easy.
    “The English test was a piece of cake.”

    11. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ – to accidentally reveal a secret.
    “I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”

    12. ‘To feel under the weather’ – to not feel well.
    “I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”

    13. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ – to solve two problems at once.
    “By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”

    14. ‘To cut corners’ – to do something badly or cheaply.
    “They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”

    15. ‘To add insult to injury’ – to make a situation worse.
    “To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”

    13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ – to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
    “I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

    14. ‘Break a leg’ means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
    “Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”

    15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’ to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
    “He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”

    16. ‘A blessing in disguise’ – An misfortune that eventually results in something good happening later on.

    17. ‘Call it a day’ – Stop working on something

    18. ‘Let someone off the hook’ – To allow someone, who have been caught, to not be punished.

    19. ‘No pain no gain’  You have to work hard for something you want.

    20. ‘Bite the bullet’ – Decide to do something unpleasant that you have avoiding doing.

    21.🔸Above all-Example- Above all, he is blunt and dare devil.

    22.At logger heads-The partners of our firm are at logger heads these days.

    23.At odds-The members of the group were at odds over the selection

    24.procedure.-Ancestral property is an apple of discord between two sisters.


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    25.A blue-eyed- boy-Beware of him, he is the blue-eyed-boy of the principal.

    26.A Fish out of water-He is a fish out of the water  He cannot stay here for long.

    27.A hot potato-Do not bring up this subject for discussion in the meeting  It is a hot potato.

    28.A Flash in the pan-It proved to be a flash in the pan  All his efforts have ended in smoke.

    29.Pretty kettle of fish-It is a pretty kettle of fish you are in  Am sorry I cannot help you out.

    30.A ruling passion-The desire for popularity is his ruling passion and he will do everything to achieve it


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