Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

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

List-I List-II
Idiom Meaning
(A) Off the top of one's head (I) to pretend to agree with
(B) Take issue with (II) to remain calm and sensible
(C) Pay lip service to (III) without much thought about correctness
(D) Keep one's head (IV) to disagree with

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
Idiom	Meaning
(A) Off the top of one's head	(I) to pretend to agree with
(B) Take issue with	(II) to remain calm and sensible
(C) Pay lip service to	(III) without much thought about correctness
(D) Keep one's head	(IV) to disagree with

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1: (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I) → Incorrectly matches "off the top of one's head" with remaining calm, which is wrong.

Option 2: (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II) → Correctly pairs all idioms: spontaneous responses, disagreement, pretense, and composure.

Option 3: (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III) → Incorrectly matches "take issue with" as pretending to agree, which is opposite.

Option 4: (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II) → Incorrectly matches "off the top of one's head" with disagreement.

Hence, Option 2 → "Off the top of one's head" means speaking without careful thought (III), "take issue with" means to disagree (IV), "pay lip service to" means pretending to support something (I), and "keep one's head" means staying calm under pressure (II) → correct

2025: 29 May Shift 1

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

One genuine friend is better than a hundred __________ friends.

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the simile:

As brittle as _______

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Match the idioms used in sentences given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences with idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Mohan is really up in the creek without any support.	(I) people who desert you in difficult times
(B) The students should take time by the forelock.	(II) in serious difficulties
(C) Just get a wiggle on. Everything will be alright.	(III) seize opportunity
(D) Ashok had all fair-weather friends.	(IV) get moving

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Chalk and cheese	(I) faced with a choice between two risky courses of action
(B) A chip off the old block	(II) to get or make something quickly
(C) Between the devil and the deep blue sea	(III) very different
(D) Rustle something up	(IV) someone who is very like one of his parents in personality

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) The police came to the scene ______ to avoid embarrassment.	(I) from hand to mouth
(B) There is still a large population in the country who live ______ and can hardly make ends meet.	(II) smell a rat
(C) Rohit is a bit ______, you have to explain things to him several times.	(III) in the nick of time
(D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ______ in his behaviour.	(IV) slow on the uptake

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 19 May Shift 2

Select the correct idiom to fill in the blank in the following sentence: We were talking ______ I was talking about the exams, and you thought I meant the course as a whole.

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