Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

Match Idioms given in List-I with their correct meanings given in List-II

LIST-I (Idioms) LIST-II (Meanings)
A. Above board I. Not deserving
B. A hidden agenda II. Insignificant or unimportant
C. Not worth one's salt III. Honest and legitimate
D. Small potatoes IV. Real but concealed aims

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

LIST-I (Idioms)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A.	Above board	I. Not deserving
B.	A hidden agenda	II. Insignificant or unimportant
C.	Not worth one's salt	III. Honest and legitimate
D.	Small potatoes	IV. Real but concealed aims

A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

✅ Correct Option: 3

'Above board' means honest and legitimate (A-III). 'A hidden agenda' refers to real but concealed aims (B-IV). 'Not worth one's salt' means not deserving of one's position or pay (C-I). 'Small potatoes' means insignificant or unimportant (D-II). Hence A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.

2023: 23 June Shift 3

List - I	List - II
(A) Under a cloud	(I) Peaceful period
(B) Moot point	(II) A concise view
(C) Halcyon days	(III) In a suspicious position
(D) Bird's eye view	(IV) Debatable or undecided

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2022: 20 July Shift 1

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I WORD	List - II Extension
(A) Fish	(I) practices bring downfall
(B) Necessity	(II) is the mother of invention
(C) Corrupt	(III) of the same feather flock together
(D) Birds	(IV) out of water

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2026: 26 May Shift 1

Choose the most appropriate option for the correct meaning of the following phrase:

Don't upset the apple cart by opting out of the project.

2022: 16 July Shift 1

For the given sentence, four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom underlined in the sentence:-

We should give a wide berth to bad characters

2022: 17 Aug Shift 2

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

2026: 14 May Shift 2

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

LIST-I (Idioms)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A. bee's knees	I.	an unwanted object of no great use or value
B. a red herring	II.	a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad
C. a white elephant	III.	something that diverts attention away from the main argument
D. a curate's egg	IV.	indisputably the best

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