Match the idioms in List-I with their correct meanings in List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Idioms) | (Meanings) | | --- | --- | | (A) To be at loggerheads | (I) To talk in an ambiguous manner | | (B) To beat about the bush | (II) To give credit to someone for their good qualities after they have done something wrong | | (C) To give the devil his due | (III) To prevent a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts | | (D) To nip in the bud | (IV) To disagree strongly | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

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

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

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

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

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

The answer is '(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (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 (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

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