Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

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:

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

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Incorrectly pairs "hit the nail to injury" and "add insult in the air" - these are not valid idioms.

Option 2 -> Incorrectly pairs "hit the nail before the horse" and "build castles to injury" - these combinations don't form proper idioms.

Option 3 -> Correctly matches all idioms: "hit the nail on the head" (to be exactly right), "add insult to injury" (worsen a bad situation), "put the cart before the horse" (do things in wrong order), and "build castles in the air" (have unrealistic dreams).

Option 4 -> Incorrectly pairs "hit the nail in the air" and "put the cart to injury" - these are not recognized idioms.

Hence, Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> This creates four well-known English idioms with their proper meanings intact. Each pairing reflects a commonly used expression in English language. -> correct

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: 23 May Shift 2

Choose the most appropriate option which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom:

Bury the hatchet

2026: 23 May Shift 2

Identify the meaning of the Idiom from the options given below:

To spill the beans

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Choose the option that best explains the given proverb:

"A stitch in time saves nine."

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: The idiom 'To Take a rain check' means

2026: 7 June Shift 2

Match the idioms given in List-I with the most appropriate meanings given in List-II

List-I	List-II
Idioms	Meanings
(A) With flying colours	(I) To be openly at variance with what is usual or accepted
(B) Fly off the handle	(II) To achieve something with distinction
(C) Fly a kite	(III) To lose one's temper suddenly
(D) Fly in the face of	(IV) To try something to test public opinion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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