Paper Solution of Bin Sachivalay Clerk Exam, 2014 Gujarat
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PSI Mterials for 2015
1- Carry out
Accomplish, bring to a conclusion
They carried out the mission successfully.
Shakespeare had this term in King Lear (5:1): “And hardly shall I carry out my side, her husband being alive
Put in practice or effect,
We will carry out the new policy.
Please carry out my instructions.
2- Taken over
Assume control, management, or possession of
The pilot told his copilot to take over the controls.
There’s a secret bid to take over our company. [Late 1800s]
3- Bring about
cause
She hopes to bring about a change in his attitude.
4- Beat out
Knock into shape by beating
She managed to beat out all the dents in the fender. [c. 1600]
Surpass or defeat someone, be chosen over someone
He got to the head of the line, beating out all the others.
Beat out of
Cheat someone of something
He was always trying to beat the conductor out of the full train fare.
5- Bear with
Put up with, make allowance for
He'll just have to bear with them until they decide.
Nicholas Udall used this term in Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553):
"The heart of a man should more honour win by bearing with a woman."
It may also be used as an imperative.
Bear with me—I'm getting to the point.
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1972
b) Use the following expressions in sentences to bring out
their meanings:
1- To fall back on something / fall back upon
Rely on, have recourse to
I fall back on old friends in time of need.
When he lost his job he had to fall back upon his savings
2- To fall through
Fail, miscarry
The proposed amendment fell through.
I hope our plans won't fall through. [Late 1700s]
3- On right earnest
4- Vested interests
A personal stake in something
She has a vested interest in keeping the house in her name.
This term, first recorded in 1818, uses vested in the sense of "established" or "secured."
5- Meaningful dialogue
1- To fall back on something / fall back upon
Rely on, have recourse to
I fall back on old friends in time of need.
When he lost his job he had to fall back upon his savings
2- To fall through
Fail, miscarry
The proposed amendment fell through.
I hope our plans won't fall through. [Late 1700s]
3- On right earnest
4- Vested interests
A personal stake in something
She has a vested interest in keeping the house in her name.
This term, first recorded in 1818, uses vested in the sense of "established" or "secured."
5- Meaningful dialogue
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1973
1973
b) Use any five of the following idiomatic expressions in your own sentences to illustrate their meaning:
1- Turn to account
Use for one's benefit
He turned the delay to good account, using the time to finish correspondence.
This idiom, first recorded in 1878, uses account in the sense of "a reckoning."
2- To beat the air / beat the wind
Continue to make futile attempts, fight to no purpose
The candidates for office were so much alike that we thought our vote amounted to beating the air.
These phrases call up a vivid image of someone flailing away at nothing. [Late 1300s]
3- To break a lance with
To engage in a tilt or contest
4- To foul of, (foul play)
Unfair or treacherous action, especially involving violence
The police suspected he had met with foul play.
This term originally was and still is applied to unfair conduct in a sport or game and was being used figuratively by the late 1500s.
Shakespeare used it in The Tempest (1:2):
"What foul play had we that we came from thence?"
5- To keep open house
To entertain friends at all times, to be hospitable
6- To put out of countenance
7- Got up to kill
8- To have a finger in the pie
Have an interest in or meddle in something
When they nominated me for the board, I'm sure Bill had a finger in the pie.
Another form of this idiom is have a finger in every pie
to have an interest in or be involved in everything
She does a great deal for the town; she has a finger in every pie.
The precise origin of this metaphor, which presumably eludes either to tasting every pie or being involved in their concoction, has been lost. [Late 1500s]
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1974
1974
b) Use any five of the following idioms in your
own sentences to illustrate their meaning:
1- When all is said and done / After all is said and done
In the end, nevertheless
When all's said and done, the doctors did what they could for Gordon, but he was too ill to survive.
This term was first recorded in 1560.
2- An axe to grind
A selfish aim or motive
The article criticized the new software, but the author had an axe to grind, as its manufacturer had fired his son.
This frequently used idiom comes from a story by Charles Miner, published in 1811, about a boy who was flattered into turning the grindstone for a man sharpening his axe. He worked hard until the school bell rang, whereupon the man, instead of thanking the boy, began to scold him for being late and told him to hurry to school.
"Having an axe to grind" then came into figurative use for having a personal motive for some action. [Mid-1800s]
3- Turn a new leaf
Make a fresh start, change one's conduct or attitude for the better
He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave himself in class.
This expression alludes to turning the page of a book to a new page. [Early 1500s]
4- Burn the candle at both ends
Exhaust one's energies or resources by leading a hectic life
Joseph's been burning the candle at both ends for weeks, working two jobs during the week and a third on weekends.
This metaphor originated in France and was translated into English in Randle Cotgrave's Dictionary (1611), where it referred to dissipating one's wealth. It soon acquired its present broader meaning.
5- Leave in the lurch
Desert or leave alone and in trouble, refuse to help or support someone
He left me in the lurch when he didn't come over to help me although he had promised to earlier in the day.
6- Goes without saying
Be self-evident, a matter of course
It goes without saying that success is the product of hard work.
This expression is a translation of the French cela va sans dire. [Second half of 1800s]
7- Like a red rag to a bull
If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross.
8- Not a leg to stand on
With no chance of success
He tried to get the town to change the street lights, but because there was no money in the budget he found himself without a leg to stand on.
A related idiom is not having a leg to stand on
Once the detective exposed his false alibi, he didn't have a leg to stand on.
This metaphoric idiom transfers lack of physical support to arguments or theories. [Late 1500s]
9- Under the thumb of
Controlled or dominated by someone
He's been under his mother's thumb for years.
The allusion in this metaphoric idiom is unclear, that is, why a thumb rather than a fist or some other anatomic part should symbolize control. [Mid-1700s]
10- The writing on the wall / handwriting on the wall
If the writing's on the wall for something, it is doomed to fail.
A warning or presentiment of danger
The Company was losing money, and seeing the handwriting on the wall, she started to look for another job.
This expression comes from the Bible (Daniel 5:5-31), in which the prophet interprets some mysterious writing that a disembodied hand has inscribed on the palace wall, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown
1- When all is said and done / After all is said and done
In the end, nevertheless
When all's said and done, the doctors did what they could for Gordon, but he was too ill to survive.
This term was first recorded in 1560.
2- An axe to grind
A selfish aim or motive
The article criticized the new software, but the author had an axe to grind, as its manufacturer had fired his son.
This frequently used idiom comes from a story by Charles Miner, published in 1811, about a boy who was flattered into turning the grindstone for a man sharpening his axe. He worked hard until the school bell rang, whereupon the man, instead of thanking the boy, began to scold him for being late and told him to hurry to school.
"Having an axe to grind" then came into figurative use for having a personal motive for some action. [Mid-1800s]
3- Turn a new leaf
Make a fresh start, change one's conduct or attitude for the better
He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave himself in class.
This expression alludes to turning the page of a book to a new page. [Early 1500s]
4- Burn the candle at both ends
Exhaust one's energies or resources by leading a hectic life
Joseph's been burning the candle at both ends for weeks, working two jobs during the week and a third on weekends.
This metaphor originated in France and was translated into English in Randle Cotgrave's Dictionary (1611), where it referred to dissipating one's wealth. It soon acquired its present broader meaning.
5- Leave in the lurch
Desert or leave alone and in trouble, refuse to help or support someone
He left me in the lurch when he didn't come over to help me although he had promised to earlier in the day.
6- Goes without saying
Be self-evident, a matter of course
It goes without saying that success is the product of hard work.
This expression is a translation of the French cela va sans dire. [Second half of 1800s]
7- Like a red rag to a bull
If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross.
8- Not a leg to stand on
With no chance of success
He tried to get the town to change the street lights, but because there was no money in the budget he found himself without a leg to stand on.
A related idiom is not having a leg to stand on
Once the detective exposed his false alibi, he didn't have a leg to stand on.
This metaphoric idiom transfers lack of physical support to arguments or theories. [Late 1500s]
9- Under the thumb of
Controlled or dominated by someone
He's been under his mother's thumb for years.
The allusion in this metaphoric idiom is unclear, that is, why a thumb rather than a fist or some other anatomic part should symbolize control. [Mid-1700s]
10- The writing on the wall / handwriting on the wall
If the writing's on the wall for something, it is doomed to fail.
A warning or presentiment of danger
The Company was losing money, and seeing the handwriting on the wall, she started to look for another job.
This expression comes from the Bible (Daniel 5:5-31), in which the prophet interprets some mysterious writing that a disembodied hand has inscribed on the palace wall, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown
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