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Question 1

Hit the nail on the head

Answer 1

• Doing or saying something that is perfectly right.
• People were not expecting anything special from Imran Khan at 74 UNGA, but Imran Khan hit the nail on the head which gathered him a lot of praise.

Question 2

Extend the Olive Branch

Answer 2

• Means to take steps to make peace with an enemy.

- Imran khan’s effort of extending the olive branch gave him nothing but a cold shoulder from India.

Question 3

New York Minute

Answer 3

• A very short time usually a moment.

- The time I spend with you always feels like a New York minute.

Question 4

When pigs fly

Answer 4

• Something that cannot happen. (Sarcastic idiom)

- Scotland Cricket team will win the next world cup when pigs fly.

Question 5

A Red Herring

Answer 5

• Something to distract you from a fact or divert attention from the main question by some side issue.
• This argument is a red herring. It has nothing to do with the issue.

Question 6

Barking up the wrong tree

Answer 6

• Someone who is going on a misguided path.
• Often most of the students fail to perform in CSS exams because they have spent most of their time barking up the wrong tree.

Question 7

At the drop of the hat

Answer 7

• To do something immediately, without hesitation.

- Soldiers at the border are ready to sacrifice their lives at the drop of a hat.

Question 8

In a trice

Answer 8

• At the moment, without causing a delay.

- I can cook noodles for you in a trice.

Question 9

A hot potato

Answer 9

• Speaking of a current issue.

- Every media channel is discussing Kashmir Issue, it is certainly a hot potato.

Question 10

Fat Chance

Answer 10

• Used to refer to something very unlikely to happen (same as slim chance).
• Pakistan might win this ODI series but there seems to be only a fat chance.

Question 11

Rule of Thumb

Answer 11

In South Asian Societies it is a rule of thumb to respect their parents.

Question 12

Don’t give up the day job

Answer 12

If you are not good at something do not do it professionally.

I know you like playing cricket but don’t give up the day job.

or

If you feel you are not capable then don’t give up the day job.

Question 13

Best of Both Worlds

Answer 13

A situation in one can get advantages of two contrasting things at the same time.

Getting a house in the countryside that is not far from city will give you best of both worlds.

Question 14

Caught between two stools

Answer 14

when it is difficult for a person to choose between two alternatives.

When my parents asked me to choose between my passion and their dreams I was caught between two stools

Question 15

Bed of Roses

Answer 15

Easy and Comfortable

Chasing a target of 85 runs was a bed of roses for Pakistan.

Question 16

Cry over spilt milk

Answer 16

To lament or cry over something that has happened in the past.

Although we have lost the match we should not cry over spilt milk.

Question 17

Come hell or high water

Answer 17

Possible obstacles in your path.

I have decided that come hell or high water. I will pass CSS exams this year.

Question 18

Taste of your own medicine

Answer 18

When someone receives the same treatment, usually negative.

Bad people will surely have a chance to taste their own medicine.

Question 19

Golden Handshake

Answer 19

A big sum of money given to a person when he/she leaves a company or retires.

It is a good idea to offer a golden handshake to the aged employees.

Question 20

Apple of one’s eye

Answer 20

Being cherished more than others.

My mother is always an apple of family’s eye.