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:
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:
Solution
Option 1 -> (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV): Incorrectly matches "to be at loggerheads" with giving credit, which is wrong.
Option 2 -> (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV): Incorrectly matches "to be at loggerheads" with prevention, which is wrong.
Option 3 -> (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II): Incorrectly matches "to be at loggerheads" with ambiguous talk, which is wrong.
Option 4 -> (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III): Correctly matches all idioms - "at loggerheads" means to disagree strongly, "beat about the bush" means to talk ambiguously, "give the devil his due" means to acknowledge someone's good qualities despite their wrongs, and "nip in the bud" means to stop a problem early.
Hence, Option 4 -> The correct matches are: (A) To be at loggerheads = (IV) To disagree strongly; (B) To beat about the bush = (I) To talk in an ambiguous manner; (C) To give the devil his due = (II) To give credit to someone for their good qualities after they have done something wrong; (D) To nip in the bud = (III) To prevent a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts -> correct
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