Complete the idioms given in List-I with their second part given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Idiom's first part) | (Idiom's second part) | | (A) To hit the nail-- | (I) to injury | | (B) To add insult-- | (II) before the horse | | (C) To put the cart-- | (III) in the air | | (D) To build castles-- | (IV) on the head | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

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

List-I	List-II
Sentences	Idioms
(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by___at the head office in Mumbai.	(I) jumped the gun
(B) He has been____me ever since I was critical about his new book.	(II) the big guns
(C) He ____by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced.	(III) great guns
(D) The school choir team was going____in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals.	(IV) gunning for

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
---	---
(A) No pain, no gains	(I) no single person can do anything
(B) One flower makes no garland	(II) a bad experience makes you wary
(C) Birds of a feather flock together	(III) without putting in effort, one doesn't achieve anything
(D) Once bitten, twice shy	(IV) people with the same intentions stay together

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