SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 7

SSC CGL - 27 July 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q7

Select the most appropriate idiom or phrase to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

He is rich and famous and expects everyone to _________ on him.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. dance attendance.

  • The idiom “dance attendance” means to do everything that someone asks you to and treat them in a special way
    • Example: I can't stand the way she has to have someone dancing attendance on her the whole time
  • Meanings of other idioms are:
    • Tap dance like mad: to move or act energetically, often frantically or exaggeratedly.
    • Dead duck: doomed or unlikely to succeed.
    • Give a song and dance: to provide a long, elaborate, and often exaggerated explanation or excuse.