Complete the sentences given in List-I with suitable idioms in List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Idioms) | | --- | --- | | (A) He wants a superior post not to serve people but to | (I) add fuel to the fire | | (B) The arrest of the Union head only served to | (II) cut no ice. | | (C) He is a miser. To seek donations from him is to | (III) feather his own nest | | (D) She pleaded that she was not guilty but her appeals | (IV) flog a dead horse | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

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

List-I	List-II
(Phrasal Verbs)	(Meanings)
(A) apple of someone's eye	(I) make an unenthusiastic attempt
(B) put all your eggs in one basket	(II) a person greatly loved by someone
(C) go through the motions	(III) to admire greatly and be influenced by someone
(D) sit at someone's feet	(IV) depend entirely on the success of one plan

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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