Match List - I with List - II.

List - I Idiom	List - II Extension
(A) To bell	(I) or by crook
(B) By hook	(II) blue
(C) Bolt from the	(III) fire
(D) Add fuel to	(IV) the cat

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Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II

List-I		List-II
A.	Rule the roost	I.	young and not much experience of life
B.	Salad days	II.	perfectly contented with your situation
C.	The salt of the earth	III.	be in complete control
D.	Happy as a sandboy	IV.	a person of great kindness, reliability, or honesty.

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Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

List-1	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Packed like sardines	(I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation
(B) Make oneself scarce	(II) crowded very close together
(C) A smear campaign	(III) something said by mistake
(D) A slip of the tongue	(IV) to run away or stay away

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From the given options, select the pair of words which carries the same relationship to the given pair of words:

Man of letters

Match the Idioms given in List - I with the correct meanings given in List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) Blood, sweat and tears	(I) In simple terms
(B) To bell the cat	(II) To undertake difficult mission at great personal risk
(C) Below the belt	(III) Gruelling hard work
(D) In black and white	(IV) Unfairly

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Select the best option to fill in the blank with the correct phrase:

The decision to postpone the meeting was taken _______ the heavy rain forecast.

From the given options, select the one which rightly explains the expression-

'A wild goose chase'