Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II: | List-I
(Sentences) | List-II
(Idioms) | | --- | --- | | (A) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to ______ after he got into an altercation with the neighbours. | (I) chew the fat | | (B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become ______. It's hard to find one that stands out. | (II) read the riot act | | (C) After a long week at work, we planned to ______ with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend. | (III) pour oil on troubled waters | | (D) The manager had to ______ to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore. | (IV) a dime a dozen | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II: | List-I
(Sentences) | List-II
(Idioms) | | --- | --- | | (A) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to ______ after he got into an altercation with the neighbours. | (I) chew the fat | | (B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become ______. It's hard to find one that stands out. | (II) read the riot act | | (C) After a long week at work, we planned to ______ with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend. | (III) pour oil on troubled waters | | (D) The manager had to ______ to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore. | (IV) a dime a dozen | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I) Option 2: (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) 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) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)'. View full solution:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) beard the lion in his den	(I) to keep away poverty or hunger
(B) an axe to grind	(II) be badly frightened or surprised
(C) keep the wolf from the door	(III) to confront a dangerous person boldly and openly
(D) jump out of one's skin	(IV) have a personal or selfish reason for being involved in something

List-I	List-II
(Sentence)	(Phrases)
(A) Amrita has been walking _____	(I) of joys of spring.
(B) Ajitha is full _____	(II) unaware of all the problems.
(C) Hari seems to be blissfully _____	(III) on top of the world since he got his Ph.D.
(D) Shyam is feeling _____	(IV) on air since she got her promotion

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I think there's a reason she's not telling us about that letter she sent to the boss.	(I) at the receiving end
(B) She's an awful boss to work for. The employees have to do what she wants whenever she wants, eight hours a day, seven days a week.	(II) hidden agenda
(C) He has had to take a lot of criticism from the press in recent weeks.	(III) left to my own device
(D) I don't want someone telling me what to do all the time. I'd rather be allowed to make my own decisions about how to do things.	(IV) at someone's beck and call

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