CSS Solved Idioms (Past Papers from 2000 to Date)

‘Winkle out’ means: To get something out of place or position.

‘To step into (someone’s) shoes’ (Idiom) means: To take over a job or to fill someone’s position.
Example:
I tell you, I wouldn’t want to step into Mr. Aslam’s shoes. Sure, the pay would be better, but I don’t want all that stress!
Thus, the right answer is ‘To take over a job or to fill someone’s position’.

‘Out to lunch’ means: Crazy or out of touch.

‘Ring a bell’ means: To arouse a response. Look at the sentence: Whenever I see a bee, it rings a bell. I remember when I was stung by one.

‘Weather the storm’ means: Wait until situation improves.

‘Tamper with (something) (Idiom) means: To try to change something, to attempt to alter something, or to change something.
Examples:
I think somebody has tampered with my door lock.
Thus, the right answer is ‘To try to change something’.

‘A rule of thumb’ means: A practical method of doing or measuring something, usually based on past experience rather than on exact measurement. Look at the sentence: It’™s the rule of thumb that the bus will be late whenever I’m in a hurry.

‘Loom large’ means: To be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid. Look at the sentence: The exams were looming large on the horizon.

‘Break one’s fall’ means: Interrupt a tumble or descent.

‘Turn Someone In’ (Idiom) means: To take a criminal to the police or tell the police where the criminal is because the criminal is suspected of committing a crime. On the other hand, if you turn yourself in, it means that you go to the police because you have committed or involved in a crime.
Examples:
Her brother turned in him.
The hit-and-run driver turned himself in to the police the day after the accident.
Thus, the right answer is ‘To take a criminal to the police’.