Vocabulary

Idioms

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Match the Idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II

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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches "Black and blue" with "Unpleasant fact" and mismatches other idioms.

Option 2 -> Correctly matches A and B, but wrongly pairs "Ball of fire" with "Unpleasant fact" instead of "Active and energetic".

Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches "Black and blue" with "Unpleasant fact" and swaps meanings of B and D.

Option 4 -> Correctly pairs: Black and blue (bruised appearance) = Full of bruises; Blow one's own trumpet (boast) = To praise oneself; Ball of fire (energetic person) = Active and energetic; Bitter pill to swallow (harsh reality) = Unpleasant fact to be accepted.

Hence, Option 4: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I) -> All four idioms are matched with their standard English meanings: "Black and blue" refers to visible bruising, "blow one's own trumpet" means self-praise, "ball of fire" describes energetic individuals, and "bitter pill to swallow" represents difficult truths. -> correct

2026: 30 May Shift 1

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the options given below.

He has too many irons in the fire.

2026: 6 June Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Eat one's words	(I) Straightforward
(B) Fair and square	(II) Expressionless
(C) Play with fire	(III) Admit one's mistakes humbly
(D) Poker-faced	(IV) To do something dangerous

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 19 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the correct idioms given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) By the time he was 34, he had learnt_______ of the jewellery business.	(I) rooted in
(B) They've started selling home-made pickles, and the money is just_____	(II) take root
(C) The idea of starting up his own library began to_____.	(III) the ropes
(D) His difficulties are ____his lack of education.	(IV) rolling in

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2025: 14 May Shift 2

Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I __________when they rang up out of the blue and offered me a job.	(I) was dead on my feet
(B) After a whole day of sightseeing in London, I__________.	(II) was at the end of my tether
(C) I __________when the children's mother arrived home. I would have lost my temper if it had been on my own any longer.	(III) was at a complete loss for words
(D) I'll just have to __________ and hope no one sees I am upset.	(IV) put a brave face to it

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, choose the phrase that best explains the underlined idiom.

has gone down the drain.

2023: 7 June Shift 1

Match List - I with List - II to complete the Idiom.

List - I	List - II
(A) To be a	(I) music
(B) A little birdie	(II) wet blanket
(C) Not to see	(III) told me
(D) To face the	(IV) eye to eye

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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