Match the Idioms given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Man of letters	(I) Be victorious or successful
(B) Carry the day	(II) Partial success
(C) Flash in the pan	(III) Happier times
(D) Halcyon Days	(IV) Learned

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Match the Idioms given in List-I with the Meanings given in List-II:**

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Add fuel to the fire	(I) To take credit for someone else's idea or work
(B) Throw caution to the wind	(II) To worsen an already bad situation
(C) Kill two birds with one stone	(III) To act without considering the risks
(D) Steal someone's thunder	(IV) To achieve two goals with one action

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Match the idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings in List-II

	LIST-I (IDIOMS)		LIST-II (MEANINGS)
A.	Get into hot waters	I.	Inexperienced
B.	Green horn	II.	To bribe
C.	Give a wide berth	III.	Get into trouble
D.	Grease the palm	IV.	To avoid

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The new law was introduced __ increasing concerns about public safety.

Match the Proverbs in List I with their meanings in List-II

List I (Proverb)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder	(I) Taking precautions beforehand is better than dealing with it later.
(B) Man proposes but God disposes	(II) Think carefully before acting. Beware of making a sudden, rash decision.
(C) Prevention is better than cure	(III) People may make plans, but have no control over the outcome.
(D) Look before you leap	(IV) One person's aesthetic sensibilities may differ from another's.

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Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A blessing in disguise	(I) Do without delay, often without good reason
(B) Jump on the bandwagon	(II) Something fortunate that initially seemed like a problem
(C) Barking up the wrong tree	(III) Joining others in doing something fashionable or likely to be successful
(D) At the drop of a hat	(IV) Pursuing a course of action that s wrongly directed

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1. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
2. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
3. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Match the phrases in the List-I with their appropriate meanings in the List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Phrases)	(Meanings)
(A) Bad mouth	(I) Softening the expression
(B) In the soup	(II) Straight forward talking
(C) Call a spade a spade	(III) In trouble
(D) Sugar coating	(IV) Insult and criticise

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