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

List-I (Idioms)List-II (Meanings)
(A) a little bird told me(I) in close intimacy
(B) warts and all(II) making no attempts to hide defect
(C) Aunt Sally(III) a scapegoat or an easy target to blame
(D) cheek by jowl(IV) something conveyed by a secret source

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

'A little bird told me' signals information from a secret source. 'Warts and all' means showing defects openly. An 'Aunt Sally' is an easy target for blame. 'Cheek by jowl' means very close together. Hence A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I.

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