Idioms is an important topic in the English section in SNAP exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on SNAP exam stronger.
This article gives you a full set of SNAP Idioms previous year questions (PYQs) with explanations for effective preparation. Practice of SNAP PYQs on English including Idioms questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the SNAP 2025 exam.
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SNAP PYQs on Idioms with Solutions
1.
If we don't offer a good price for the house now, we'll probably miss the boat.- Acted quickly
- Acted late
- Unpleasant situation
- Historical theme
2.
Make common cause with- I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
- Environment protesters have parted ways with the local people to stop the establishment of the factory.
- The police were acting on a tip from an informer and caught the gang redhanded.
- The crowd backed away when the man pulled out a knife and most of them cried for help.
3.
Hit the nail on the head- To make a mistake
- To be very precise or accurate
- To get hurt while working
- To start an argument
4.
Idiom: To make clean breast of}- To gain prominence
- To praise oneself
- To confess without reserve
- To destroy before it blooms
5.
Mea Culpa- I love you
- I'm capable
- I will do it
- I'm to blame
6.
Hit the nail on the head- To make a mistake
- To be very precise or accurate
- To get hurt while working
- To start an argument
7.
What is the meaning of "Talking nineteen to the dozen"?- Talking consciously
- Running hurriedly
- Keeping up
- Speaking continuously
8.
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom
To keeps one’s temper- To become hungry
- To be in a good mood
- To preserve one's energy
- To be aloof from
9.
Idiom: To keep one’s temper}- To become hungry
- To be in a good mood
- To preserve one’s energy
- To be aloof from
10.
To burn the midnight oil- To waste time
- To work late into the night
- To celebrate all night
- To sleep early
11.
Choose the correct alternative that best explains the following idiom.
Writing on the wall.- Graffiti
- Obvious truth
- Foreboding
- Prediction
12.
Leaders, across various fields, consolidate their positions putting their gift of oration to good use.
- art of speech
- art of the word
- gift of the gab
gift of the gait
13.
What is the meaning of "spilling the beans"?- To get scared extremely
- To reveal a secret
- To manage multiple tasks
- To conceal the information
14.
To burn the midnight oil- To waste time
- To work late into the night
- To celebrate all night
- To sleep early
15.
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom
To make clean breast of- To gain prominence
- To praise oneself
- To confess without reserve
- To destroy before it blooms




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