Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

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

List-I List-II
A. At daggers drawn I. To go through a dangerous experience
B. Die is cast II. In a state of bitter enmity
C. Dead as a dodo III. An irrevocable step has been taken
D. To run the gauntlet IV. Obsolete

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I		List-II
A.	At daggers drawn	I.	To go through a dangerous experience
B.	Die is cast	II.	In a state of bitter enmity
C.	Dead as a dodo	III.	An irrevocable step has been taken
D.	To run the gauntlet	IV.	Obsolete

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

At daggers drawn means in bitter enmity (A-II). The die is cast means an irrevocable decision has been made (B-III). Dead as a dodo means completely extinct or obsolete (C-IV). To run the gauntlet means to endure a dangerous or hostile experience (D-I). Answer: A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I.

2025: 19 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Living in an ivory tower	(I) Too young and inexperienced
(B) Achilles' heel	(II) A weak spot through which one can be hurt
(C) Wet behind the ears	(III) Too weak or unreliable to be depended on
(D) A broken reed	(IV) Protected from difficult and unpleasant features of life

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To get the short end of the stick	(I) To quarrel or disagree strongly
(B) To be at loggerheads with someone	(II) to have no effect on someone's opinion or decision
(C) Can't cut the mustard	(III) To end up in a disadvantage
(D) Cut no ice with somebody	(IV) unable to deal with problems or difficulties

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 31 May Shift 1

Match the Idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II

List I	List II
Idioms	Meanings
(A) Build castles in the air	(I) To assume success too soon
(B) Count your chickens before they are hatched	(II) To be very careful in a sensitive situation
(C) Walk on eggshells	(III) To go against popular opinion
(D) Swim against the tide	(IV) To have unrealistic dreams

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Choose the correct meaning of the following idiom from the options given below:

'To meet one's waterloo'

2026: 30 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.

To save her skin, she confessed many details______ the record.

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: The idiom 'To Take a rain check' means

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