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

LIST-I (Idioms)	LIST-II (Meaning)
A. Take something at face value	I. To take something as naturally expected
B. Take something in stride	II. Assessing all the aspects in order to form an opinion
C. Take something lying down	III. To accept something exactly the way it appears to be
D. Take stock of a situation	IV. To endure something unpleasant without fighting back

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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) Gift of the gab	(I) To be in someone's favour
(B) Order of the day	(II) The prevailing trend or necessity
(C) In good books	(III) To fight fiercely and determinedly
(D) Tooth and nail	(IV) To possess the ability to speak fluently and persuasively

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

LIST-I (Proverb)		LIST-II (Meaning)
A. A watched pot never boils	I.	Indulging in angry actions which result in difficulties for yourself ought to be avoided.
B. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.	II.	Time drags when something is eagerly awaited
C. There are none so blind as those who will not see.	III.	Consequences of unwise actions and decisions have to be accepted.
D. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.	IV.	Pointless to reason with a person who doesn't want to listen to sense

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Match the Idioms given in LIST-I with the most appropriate meanings given in LIST-II

LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Hand in glove	I.	Weak and cowardly
B.	Gordian Knot	II.	A paradoxical situation from which it's difficult to escape
C.	Catch 22	III.	Working together
D.	Lily-livered	IV.	Solve a difficult problem

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Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with appropriate idioms from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) You are in a situation where you will need to__________ to stop the rival team from scoring another goal.	(I) work your fingers to the bone
(B) You need to __________ to be able to crack the competitive exam.	(II) have green fingers
(C) Oh, he's__________. He is anxious for all three schemes to do well.	(III) cling by your fingertips
(D) I am sure you __________. Your garden is beautiful.	(IV) got a finger in every pie

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Match the Idiom in List I with its meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. To be in doldrums	I. Sounds familiar
B. Call it a day	II. To face a risk
C. Rings a bell	III. To be in a low spirit
D. To bell the cat	IV. To quit work and go home

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

A bolt from the blue

(1) An unexpected and sudden event

(2) A delayed event

(3) A very pleasant but bluish event

(4) Long attainted event