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

List I (Idioms)List II (Meanings)
(A) In a brown study(I) An offer of peace
(B) Swan song(II) Lost in his thoughts
(C) An olive branch(III) To suffer for one's foolish conduct
(D) To sow the wind and reap the whirlwind(IV) Last piece of great work

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

'In a brown study' means lost in one's thoughts (II); 'swan song' is one's last great work (IV); 'an olive branch' is an offer of peace (I); 'to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind' means to suffer for one's foolish conduct (III). Hence A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III.

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