From the given options, choose the one that rightly explains the following idiom :

to call a spade a spade

(A) to speak rudely

(B) to speak directly

(C) to speak diplomatically

(D) to speak frankly

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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 in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Living in an ivory tower	(I) Too young and inexperienced
(B) Achilles' heel	(II) A weak spot through which one can be hurt
(C) Wet behind the ears	(III) Too weak or unreliable to be depended on
(D) A broken reed	(IV) Protected from difficult and unpleasant features of life

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

List-I	List-II
(A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions	(I) doing many things at a time
(B) Even Homer sometimes nods	(II) being optimistic is man's nature
(C) Have too many irons in the fire	(III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time
(D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast	(IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action

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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom:

Most of the political parties pay lip service to the plight of the poor.

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.

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

One genuine friend is better than a hundred __________ friends.