Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

✅ Correct Option: 1

Blood, sweat and tears means gruelling hard work (A-III). To bell the cat means to undertake a difficult mission at great personal risk (B-II). Below the belt means unfairly (C-IV). In black and white means in simple or clear terms (D-I). This matches option 1.

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Choose the correct option as the meaning of the given proverb:-

Handsome is as handsome does.

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Choose the correct meaning for the idiom To play to the gallery from the given options:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) bandy words	(I) to wrangle or to argue
(B) fish in troubled waters	(II) to support or defend
(C) meet one's Waterloo	(III) to take advantage of the troubles of others
(D) take up the cudgels	(IV) to face final defeat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

2023: 1 June Shift 1

Pick the suitable option which gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom :

Sanya kept blowing her own trumpet throughout the party.

2025: 13 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
idioms	Meanings
(A) Put one's shoulder to the wheel	(I) Work hard at a task
(B) Throw down the gauntlet	(II) Take up a challenge
(C) Get too big for one's boots	(III) Spend within the limits of what one can afford
(D) Cut one's coat according to one's cloth	(IV) Become very conceited

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Complete the following sentences with the correct option given below:

Rohit used to live in Chennai at the same time when I was there too. I am sure that was where our _______.

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