Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the sentence given below.
Most of the people say that some people fight for the cause but most of them don't support it.
Option 1: Are out of frying pan onto the fire.
Option 2: Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Option 3: Pay only lip service.
Option 4: Mind their P's and Q's.
Recommended: How to crack SSC CHSL | SSC CHSL exam guide
Don't Miss: Month-wise Current Affairs | Upcoming government exams
New: Unlock 10% OFF on PTE Academic. Use Code: 'C360SPL10'
Correct Answer: Pay only lip service.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Pay only lip service is the correct idiom for the context. It means to express support or agreement with words but not with actions, which fits the idea that some people claim to support a cause but don't do so.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Candidates can download this e-book to give a boost to thier preparation.
Application | Eligibility | Admit Card | Answer Key | Preparation Tips | Result | Cutoff
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Queer pitch
Option 1: Make a weird request
Option 2: Make a lot of progress
Option 3: Act out of normal
Option 4: Spoil somebody's chance of doing something
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Make up one's mind
Option 1: To disturb
Option 2: To leave
Option 3: To decide
Option 4: To cheat
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence. The child played the video game as much as he wanted to.
Option 1: To his heart's content
Option 2: To gild the pill
Option 3: To kick the bucket
Option 4: To assume airs
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence.
When he made fun of the sage, who was already infuriated, it made a bad situation worse.
Option 1: Made them at the loggerheads
Option 2: Pulled someone's legs
Option 3: Added fuel to the fire
Option 4: Budged up
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for 'scarcity' in the given sentence.
In spite of having ice glaciers across the globe, people don't have excess of fresh drinking water.
Option 1: Excess
Option 2: Water
Option 3: Glaciers
Option 4: Fresh
Regular exam updates, QnA, Predictors, College Applications & E-books now on your Mobile