Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Medium

Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

LIST-I LIST-II
A. Hold back I. To remain strong
B. Hold on II. Wait
C. Hold off III. To restrain oneself
D. Hold up IV. To postpone an action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Hold back	I.	To remain strong
B.	Hold on	II.	Wait
C.	Hold off	III.	To restrain oneself
D.	Hold up	IV.	To postpone an action

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

Hold back means to restrain oneself (III). Hold on means to wait (II), as in "hold on a minute". Hold off means to postpone an action (IV), as in "they held off the decision". Hold up means to remain strong or endure (I), as in "the theory holds up under scrutiny". This gives A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I.

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2026: 21 May Shift 2

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

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Choose the sentence where the idiom has been incorrectly used.

2023: 2 July Shift 3

Match List I with List II:

LIST I		LIST II
A. boil down to	I.	provide what is needed
B. peter out	II.	most important thing
C. tide over	III.	to continue or develop
D. set in	IV.	fade gradually

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 7 June Shift 1

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I (Phrasal Verb)	List - II (Meaning)
(A) Pull down	(I) Be careful
(B) Close down	(II) Fall asleep
(C) Look out	(III) Demolish
(D) Doze off	(IV) Go out of business

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2023: 10 June Shift 2

Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A. Call on	I.	Suspend
B. Call off	II.	Demand
C. Cast off	III.	Remove
D. Call for	IV.	Visit a person

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II: LIST-ILIST-IIA.Hold backI.To remain strongB.Hold onII.WaitC.Hold offIII.To restrain oneselfD.Hold upIV.To postpone an action Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

LIST-I LIST-II
A. Hold back I. To remain strong
B. Hold on II. Wait
C. Hold off III. To restrain oneself
D. Hold up IV. To postpone an action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: