OSSSC OSSC PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION GROUP

Polity notes summary of M Laxmikant

Idioms asked in OSSSC CRE II 1) Hit the nail on the head - Say exactly the right thing 2) Let the cat out of the bag - Share a secret or disclose something unintentionally 3) Break the ice - Start a conversation in a social setting 4) Burn the midnight oil - Work late into the night 5) Beat around the bush - Avoid getting to the main topic 6) Bite the bullet - Face a difficult situation with courage 7) Hit the books - Study or start studying intensely 8) Piece of cake - Something easy to do 9) Once in a blue moon - To do something very rarely 10) The ball is in your court - It's your turn to take action or make a decision 11) Kick the bucket - Die 12) Turn a blind eye - Ignore or pretend not to see something 13) Cost an arm and a leg - Expensive 14) In a pickle - In a troublesome or difficult situation 15) Out of the frying pan into the fire - Moving from a bad situation to a worse one 16) Spill the beans - Share a secret or disclose private information 17) Up in the air - Uncertain or undecided 18) Extra mile - Go beyond what is required 19) All ears - Listening attentively or eagerly 20) Out of the blue - Unexpectedly 21) Jump on the bandwagon - Join others in doing something popular or trendy 22) The elephant in the room - An obvious problem or issue that everyone is ignoring 23) Pretty penny - Expensive 24) Back to the drawing board - Planning something again because the previous attempt failed 25) A piece of one's mind - Expressing one's opinion strongly or in a angry way 26) Let sleeping dogs lie - Avoid stirring up trouble or problems 27) Green light - Approved or authorised 28) Throw the towel - Give up or surrender 29) Spick and span - Neat and clean 30) Give the benefit of the doubt - Trust or believe someone, even when there are doubts 31) Cut to the chase - Get to the main point without unnecessary details 32) Hit the hay - Go to bed or sleep 33) Butterflies in the stomach - Nervous 34) Bit off more than one could chew - Accepted more responsibility than one could handle 35) Hot water - In a difficult situation 36) Face the music - Confront the consequences 37) Cut to the chase - Get to the main point 38) Cold shoulder - Ignore 39) Thrown in at the deep end - Given challenging tasks 40) Threw a spanner in the works - Caused a problem Spellings asked in OSSSC CRE II Occasion Teaspoon Rhythm Convenience Comprehensive Surge Incriminating Concoction Colorful Beginning Assets Embarrassment Course Compliment Authenticity Accommodation Destruction Enchanting Ambience Conscientious Receive Phenomenal Serenity Impassioned Proficiency Monotonous Mischievous Unequivocal Revolutionized Delicious Fatigue Satisfaction Silhouette Palette Aroma Celestial Tranquility Enigma Ingredients Proficiency Formidable Antonyms asked in OSSSC CRE II Meticulous - Careless, Sloppy Painstaking - Effortless Candid - Insincere Benevolent - Cruel, Malevolent Tumultuous - Quiet, Peaceful, Orderly Giant - Dwarf Exuberant - Subdued, Gloomy Disturbing - Pleasing Daunting - Encouraging Vivid - Dull Eloquent - Incoherent Audacious - Timid Steady - Unstable Vicious - Noble Ambiguous - Explicit Congenial - Confession Reticent - Talkative Monumental - Insignificant Sardonic - Gentle Bravery - Gallant Lenient - Strict Melodic - Discordant Robust - Feeble Voracious - Moderate Impenetrable - Accessible Austere - Lavish Admire - Detest Fluid - Rigid Extravagant - Frugal Diligent - Lazy Ephemeral - Permanent Obsolete - Current Innocuous - Harmful Abundant - Scarce Harmony - Dissonance Attention - Neglect Precise - Vague Concise - Elaborate Flexible - Rigid Brave - Cowardly