Match List – I with List – II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Let down |
(I) investigate the matter |
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(B) Look into |
(II) give charge or authority |
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(C) Put out |
(III) extinguish |
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(D) Hand over |
(IV) humiliate/to lower down |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Let down | (IV) humiliate/to lower down | To let down is to lower something, or to disappoint and shame someone by failing them. | He promised to help but let us down. |
| (B) Look into | (I) investigate the matter | To look into is to examine or investigate. | The police are looking into the complaint. |
| (C) Put out | (III) extinguish | To put out a fire or light is to make it stop burning. | The firemen put out the fire in an hour. |
| (D) Hand over | (II) give charge or authority | To hand over is to give control or responsibility to someone else. | The outgoing manager handed over charge to his successor. |
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