In this One Word Substitutions Oneliner Part 1, all-important questions are solved that were previously asked in the exams of PPSC, FPSC, NTS, PPSC, FPSC, BPSC, and all other testing agencies.
1. Cross your bridges when you come to them.
2. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. A group of sheep is called a flock.
4. Actions speak louder than words.
5. Bite more than you can chew.
6. It takes two to tango.
7. Let the sleeping dogs Lie.
8. Justice delayed is justice denied.
9. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
10. Do in Rome as Romans do.
11. To answer accurately is more than to finish quickly.
12. Birds of feathers flock together.
13. Truth is stranger than fiction.
14. “Diamond cut Diamond”?
Retaliation
15. All that glitters is not gold.
16. Where there is a will there is a way.
17. Yogurt is produced by adding bacteria to milk.
18. A speech delivered without preparation is called?
Extempore
19. He keeps himself to himself means?
Prefer to talk to nobody
20. To make a clean breast of something is to confess.
21. The man who has once been bitten by the snake fears every piece of rope.
22. Every cloud has a silver lining.
23. Fortune favours the bold.
24. What is the sauce for the goose is sauce for the gender?
Everyone regardless of differences deserves equal treatment.
25. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
26. A sleeping fox catches no poultry.
27. To rob Peter to pay Paul.
28. Time is a great healer.
29. East or West, home is the best.
30. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
31. A plan which fails to achieve its purpose is abortive.
Abortive
32. To play into another’s hand is to put oneself under another’s control.
33. To point the finger of scorn to someone is to treat him with disdain.
34. What is meant by “Apiary”?
A place where bees are kept
35. His bark is worse than his bite.
He sounds dangerous but is not.
36. There is no smoke without a fire.
There is some truth in a rumor.
37. Who is ‘Proletarian’?
A member of the lowest class of community.
38. One who is capable of dealing with many subjects is called?
Versatile
39. The husband ruled by his wife is called?
Henpecked
40. What is ‘Shawn’?
A musical instrument
41. ‘To put one’s hand to plow’ means?
To take a difficult task
42. Familiarity breeds contempt.
43. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
44. A picture is worth a thousand words.
45. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
46. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
47. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
48. Meaning of “Euphemism”?
A word phrase is used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.
49. A penny for your thoughts.
50. ‘Ensemble’ means?
Group of musicians
51. Better late than never.
52. ‘Diamond cut diamond’?
Retaliation
53. Money makes the more go.
54. A condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness is?
Hypochondria
55. One man’s meat to another man’s poison.
56. A person is called ambidextrous when he:
Is able to use right and left hand equally well.
57. ‘To lose heart’ means to become discouraged.
58. A remedy for all diseases is known as panacea.
59. A ‘Multinational’ means?
A company operating in several countries.
60. ‘Debut’ means?
First appearance as performance.
61. ‘Department’ means?
A way a person stands and walks.
62. ‘A penny wise pound foolish’?
Ask someone what they are thinking about.
63. Heaven is high end the emperor is far away.
64. ‘Accolade’ means?
An award of salute.
