Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom:

CROSSING THE RUBICON

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

List-I (Idiom)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) Eke out	(I) tendency to delay decisions
(B) Fabian policy	(II) in disorder
(C) Hobson's choice	(III) no alternative
(D) At sixes and sevens	(IV) consuming it frugally to make it last longer

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

LIST-I (Idioms)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A.	Nail your colours to mast	I. Performing well or confidently
B.	A shot in the dark	II. Declare openly and firmly what you believe
C.	Take your cue from	III. An attempt to guess something
D.	In the groove	IV. Follow the example or advice of

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Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the underlined phrase from the options given below:-

Though it was his maiden speech, he brought down the house with his dry humour.

Match the proverbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A) A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse	(I) Bad actions have worse consequences.
(B) First catch your hare	(II) No point worrying about something before it actually happens
(C) Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind	(III) A slight hint is enough to make someone understand what you mean
(D) Don't meet trouble halfway	(IV) No point in planning what you are going to do with something until you actually have it

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) a little bird told me	(I) in close intimacy
(B) warts and all	(II) making no attempts to hide defect
(C) Aunt Sally	(III) a scapegoat or an easy target to blame
(D) cheek by jowl	(IV) something conveyed by a secret source

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Choose the most appropriate option to replace the underlined phrase in the given sentences:-

The sprawling palaces of Indian royal families have become useless and expensive to maintain, so they have been converted to five-star hotels to generate revenue.