Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with appropriate expressions from List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Expressions) | | --- | --- | | (A) Akhira has a/an ______ so ask her to check the report. | (I) foot the bill | | (B) Although others were also responsible for the problem, Alice decided to ______ | (II) eye for detail | | (C) Choose what you like from the menu - the company is going to ______ | (III) on her toes | | (D) Having three kids under the age of five keeps Janki ______ | (IV) shoulder the blame | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Proverbs)
(A) Anil invested in high risk ventures and suffered major losses when some of them failed.	(I) He who pays the piper calls the tune
(B) Anuj is convinced that he will top the exam and has already planned a celebration, though there are a few brilliant students who stand a fair chance at topping.	(II) You cannot make bricks without straw.
(C) Mr. Srinivasan is funding the entire project of the over-bridge, and he has asked to see the detailed plans for it, which seems reasonable.	(III) If you play with fire, you get burnt
(D) Advising these poverty-stricken mothers to eat a nutritious diet is unfair as all their money goes into feeding and clothing their children.	(IV) There's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Living in an ivory tower	(I) Too young and inexperienced
(B) Achilles' heel	(II) A weak spot through which one can be hurt
(C) Wet behind the ears	(III) Too weak or unreliable to be depended on
(D) A broken reed	(IV) Protected from difficult and unpleasant features of life

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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