Idioms and Phrases
96 NDA English previous year questions (PYQs) from 13 papers, 2018 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
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- Difficulty: 72 easy · 20 moderate · 4 hard.
- Most-asked subtopic: Idiom Meaning (96).
- Updated 14 September 2026.
- Set · 5 questionsDirections (Q. Nos. 16 to 20): Given below are some foreign phrases followed by four alternatives to each. Select the most appropriate alternative which provides the correct meaning of the foreign phrase used in English and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- NDA · Sep 2026 · Q16Moderate
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- NDA · Sep 2026 · Q19Moderate
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- Set · 5 questionsDirections (Q. Nos. 21 to 25): Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternatives to each. Select the most appropriate alternative which provides the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- NDA · Sep 2026 · Q21Moderate
#6Idiom Meaning
- NDA · Sep 2026 · Q22Moderate
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- NDA · Sep 2026 · Q23Moderate
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- NDA · Sep 2026 · Q25Moderate
#10Idiom Meaning
- Set · 5 questionsDirections : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.
#11Idiom Meaning
- NDA · Apr 2018 · Q27Moderate
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- NDA · Apr 2018 · Q28Moderate
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- Set · 5 questionsDirections : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
#16Idiom Meaning
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- NDA · Sep 2018 · Q40Moderate
#20Idiom Meaning
- Set · 5 questionsDirections : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.
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- Set · 5 questionsDirections : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.
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- Set · 10 questionsDirections : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
- NDA · Apr 2021 · Q21Moderate
#31Idiom Meaning
- NDA · Apr 2021 · Q22Moderate
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- NDA · Apr 2021 · Q23Moderate
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- Set · 10 questionsDirections : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).
#41Idiom Meaning
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- NDA · Sep 2021 · Q16Moderate
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- NDA · Sep 2021 · Q19Moderate
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