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Idioms

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Medium

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I (Idioms)List - II (Meaning of Idiom)
(A) Fall flat(I) Unsuccessful
(B) In hot water(II) Strongly disapproved of
(C) Bolt from the blue(III) In trouble
(D) Black sheep(IV) All of a sudden

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Fall flat means to fail to produce the intended effect, that is, unsuccessful (I). In hot water means in trouble (III). A bolt from the blue is something sudden and unexpected, matching all of a sudden (IV). A black sheep is a family member who is strongly disapproved of (II). So A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II.

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2026: 21 May Shift 1

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