NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 12 of 149

Correct — B, 'An extremely thin person.' 'A bag of bones' describes someone so thin that the bones seem to show through — an emaciated, extremely thin person.

• (a)An extremely fat person — The opposite — the idiom points to thinness, not to being overweight.
• (c)A wealthy person — The phrase says nothing about money or wealth.
• (d)A healthy person — The opposite in spirit — a bag of bones suggests frailty, not robust health.

'A bag of bones' is an idiom for a person (or animal) who is extremely thin, so lean that the bones seem to stand out.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the meaning of the idiom 'skin and bones'.

  • (a)very thin
  • (b)very strong
  • (c)very rich
  • (d)very old

  Answer(a) very thin — like 'a bag of bones', it describes an extremely thin person.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the meaning of the idiom 'as thin as a rake'.

  • (a)extremely thin
  • (b)very tall
  • (c)very lazy
  • (d)very pale

  Answer(a) extremely thin — a 'rake' is thin and flat, so the simile means very thin.