Choose the correct option as the meaning of the given proverb:-

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

	LIST-I (Idioms)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A.	Build castles in the air	I.	The art of speaking
B.	To have the gift of the gab	II.	To keep starvation at bay
C.	Keep the wolf from the door	III.	To make visionary schemes
D.	Lead up the garden path	IV.	To cheat

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Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom:

He nailed his colours to the mast by writing a newspaper article attacking government policy.

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I (Idioms)	List - II (Meaning of Idiom)
(A) Fall flat	(I) Unsuccessful
(B) In hot water	(II) Strongly disapproved of
(C) Bolt from the blue	(III) In trouble
(D) Black sheep	(IV) All of a sudden

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) a little bird told me	(I) in close intimacy
(B) warts and all	(II) making no attempts to hide defect
(C) Aunt Sally	(III) a scapegoat or an easy target to blame
(D) cheek by jowl	(IV) something conveyed by a secret source

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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

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Choose the correct idiom to fill in the blank:

Despite losing the match, he told himself to ______ and try again next time.