Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II: | List-1 | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Idioms) | (Meanings) | | (A) Packed like sardines | (I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation | | (B) Make oneself scarce | (II) crowded very close together | | (C) A smear campaign | (III) something said by mistake | | (D) A slip of the tongue | (IV) to run away or stay away | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)

Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Option 4: (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

The answer is '(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)'. View full solution:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A damp squib	(i) Ordinary members of an organization, not the leaders
(B) Above board	(ii) Joys and sorrows of life
(C) Rank and file	(iii) Complete failure
(D) Weal and woe	(iv) Honest and legal

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Black and blue	(I) Unpleasant fact to be accepted
(B) Blow one's own trumpet	(II) Full of bruises
(C) Ball of fire	(III) To praise oneself
(D) Bitter pill to swallow	(IV) Active and energetic

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