SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 15

SSC CGL - 21 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q15

Choose the correct meaning of idiom:

To draw the long bow

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. To fabricate or exaggerate with little credibility. 

Idiom: To draw the long bow

Meaning: To exaggerate a story or make something seem more dramatic than it actually is, often beyond believability.

Example: He tends to draw the long bow when narrating his adventures.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.