Choose the meaning of the idiom used in the following sentence:

The boy had a nice holiday, but the landlord's rebuke took the gilt off the gingerbread.

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

List-I		List-II
A.	Make haste slowly	I.	Kindness should be reciprocal.
B.	Man proposes but god disposes	II.	Even the most gifted are not always at their best.
C.	One good turn deserves another	III.	Man intends one thing, fate another.
D.	Even Homer sometimes nods	IV.	The best way to progress is to proceed with caution.

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

List-I	List-II
Idiom	Meaning
(A) Off the top of one's head	(I) to pretend to agree with
(B) Take issue with	(II) to remain calm and sensible
(C) Pay lip service to	(III) without much thought about correctness
(D) Keep one's head	(IV) to disagree with

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Match List - I with List - II to complete the Idiom.

List - I	List - II
(A) To be a	(I) music
(B) A little birdie	(II) wet blanket
(C) Not to see	(III) told me
(D) To face the	(IV) eye to eye

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
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(A) At the eleventh hour	(I) to ingratiate oneself with someone by obedient behaviour
(B)To burn one's boats	(II) contribute one's share in a joint activity
(C)To curry favours	(III) work at the last minute
(D) Chip in	(IV) point of no return

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

List I (Idioms)	List II (Meanings)
A. Turn a blind eye	I. To avoid talking about what is important
B. Beat around the bush	II. To refuse to acknowledge a known truth
C. Spill the beans	III. Being very happy
D. On cloud nine	IV. To reveal secret information

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Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the simile:

As brittle as _______