Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.
| List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) The elephant in the room | (I) to keep changing one’s attitude towards someone or something |
| (B) To move the goalposts | (II) a win that costs the winner so much that it is hardly worth it |
| (C) To blow hot and cold | (III) an obvious problem that everyone avoids talking about |
| (D) A Pyrrhic victory | (IV) to change the rules or targets unfairly after something has begun |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) The elephant in the room | (III) an obvious problem that everyone avoids talking about | The elephant in the room is a big problem that all can see, but no one wants to mention. | Everyone talked about the trip plans, but the cost was the elephant in the room. |
| (B) To move the goalposts | (IV) to change the rules or targets unfairly after something has begun | To move the goalposts means to change the rules or the target after the work has started. | The landlord moved the goalposts by asking for a bigger deposit on the day we shifted. |
| (C) To blow hot and cold | (I) to keep changing one’s attitude towards someone or something | To blow hot and cold means to be keen on something one day and not interested the next. | Ravi keeps blowing hot and cold about joining the drama club. |
| (D) A Pyrrhic victory | (II) a win that costs the winner so much that it is hardly worth it | A Pyrrhic victory is a win that costs so much that it is almost a loss. | Winning the land case after ten years of court fees was a Pyrrhic victory for the farmer. |