Match the Idioms in List - I with with their meanings in List - II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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Idioms |
Meanings |
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(A) |
By hook or by crook |
(I) |
just at the right moment |
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(B) |
In the nick of time |
(II) |
hesitating to choose a side |
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(C) |
Sitting on the fence |
(III) |
by fair means or foul |
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(D) |
An axe to grind |
(IV) |
a personal interest to serve |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) By hook or by crook | (III) by fair means or foul | By hook or by crook means by any means at all, honest or dishonest. | He was determined to win the contract by hook or by crook. |
| (B) In the nick of time | (I) just at the right moment | In the nick of time means at the last possible moment, just before it is too late. | The ambulance arrived in the nick of time. |
| (C) Sitting on the fence | (II) hesitating to choose a side | To sit on the fence is to avoid taking a side in an argument or decision. | Stop sitting on the fence and tell us whom you support. |
| (D) An axe to grind | (IV) a personal interest to serve | To have an axe to grind is to have a selfish reason for doing or saying something. | He praised the plan only because he had an axe to grind. |
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