SSC CGL 201951)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Radha is unable to continue working in this office. Hard work is ______ on her health.
taking a toll on
SSC CGL 201952)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
He tries to perform well but good projects done by him are______. He needs to put in extra effort.
few and far between
SSC CGL 201953)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence
The government has decided to ______ GST on some items in order to help small traders.
roll back
SSC CGL 201954)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
The residents of my colony ______ in trying to find out about the increasing number of car thefts.
pulled all the stops
SSC CGL 201955)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
When you ______ it is best to be patient and have faith in your inner strength.
find yourself in troubled waters
SSC CGL 201956)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Many old projects are ______ with a change in company policies.
getting a new lease of life
SSC CGL 201957)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Factory owners are protesting because they think that the government has ______ of plastic manufacturing companies by closing their factories in big cities.
upset the applecart
SSC CGL 201958)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
In trying to solve the crime, the detective found himself ______ Yet the mystery kept deepening.
beating his brains out
SSC CGL 201959)Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
The official found himself ______ when he could not explain his actions and all the members started attacking him with accusations of cheating.
in the eye of a storm
SSC CGL 202060)Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Blind alley
A situation in which no further progress can be made
Blind alley = a situation or method that is not effective or will not produce results.