Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

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

List-I List-II
(Idioms) (Meanings)
(A) Gift of the gab (I) To be in someone's favour
(B) Order of the day (II) The prevailing trend or necessity
(C) In good books (III) To fight fiercely and determinedly
(D) Tooth and nail (IV) To possess the ability to speak fluently and persuasively

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Gift of the gab	(I) To be in someone's favour
(B) Order of the day	(II) The prevailing trend or necessity
(C) In good books	(III) To fight fiercely and determinedly
(D) Tooth and nail	(IV) To possess the ability to speak fluently and persuasively

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches "Gift of the gab" with the prevailing trend instead of speaking ability.

Option 2 -> Correctly matches all idioms: Gift of the gab with fluent speaking (IV), Order of the day with prevailing trend (II), In good books with being in favor (I), and Tooth and nail with fighting fiercely (III).

Option 3 -> Wrongly pairs "Gift of the gab" with being in favor and "In good books" with speaking ability.

Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches "Gift of the gab" with fighting fiercely and confuses other pairings.

Hence, Option 2: (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) -> "Gift of the gab" refers to eloquent speech, "Order of the day" means current necessity, "In good books" means being favored, and "Tooth and nail" means fighting with full determination -> correct

2025: 28 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Phrasal Verbs)	(Meanings)
(A) apple of someone's eye	(I) make an unenthusiastic attempt
(B) put all your eggs in one basket	(II) a person greatly loved by someone
(C) go through the motions	(III) to admire greatly and be influenced by someone
(D) sit at someone's feet	(IV) depend entirely on the success of one plan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 17 Aug Shift 2

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

2026: 29 May Shift 2

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

The CFO refused the last minute invitation to the meeting of the company as it was not in his character to _______ to the general manager.

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence given below:

I am sure that Pooja will participate and win the annual debate as she has __________.

2023: 30 May Shift 1

Choose the correct option that conveys the meaning of the idiom : 'Achilles' heel' :

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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