Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

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:

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

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

(A) Packed like sardines → Refers to being crowded very close together, like sardines tightly packed in a can → (II)

(B) Make oneself scarce → Means to leave quickly or deliberately stay away from a place → (IV)

(C) A smear campaign → An organized effort to damage someone's reputation through negative publicity → (I)

(D) A slip of the tongue → An unintentional verbal mistake or error in speech → (III)

Hence, Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) → This correctly matches all four idioms with their appropriate meanings → correct

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Choose the correct meaning for the idiom To play to the gallery from the given options:

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.

2023: 18 June Shift 1

Match the idioms with most appropriate meaning

LIST I	LIST II
A. fish out of water	I. good luck
B. break a leg	II. someone about whom very little is known
C. leave in the lurch	III. to be put in an unfamiliar situation
D. dark horse	IV. abandon someone in a difficult situation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

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

LIST-I (Idioms)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A.	Above board	I. Not deserving
B.	A hidden agenda	II. Insignificant or unimportant
C.	Not worth one's salt	III. Honest and legitimate
D.	Small potatoes	IV. Real but concealed aims

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:

To take to one's heels

(1) To walk with a limp

(2) To run away

(3) To march forward with fear

(4) To hop and jump in play

2026: 22 May Shift 2

Choose the option that best carries the meaning of the underlined idiom.

He decided to throw in the towel after several failed attempts.

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