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Match List - I with List - II. List - I Idiom List – II Extension(A)T…

Match List - I with List - II.

	List - I Idiom		List – II Extension
(A)	To bell	(I)	or by crook
(B)	By hook	(II)	blue
(C)	Bolt from the	(III)	fire
(D)	Add fuel to	(IV)	the cat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) To bell	(IV) the cat	To bell the cat means to take on a dangerous task for the good of the group. It comes from the fable in which the mice agree that a bell should be tied on the cat, but none dares to do it.	Everyone complained about the rule, but no one was ready to bell the cat and speak to the principal.
(B) By hook	(I) or by crook	By hook or by crook means by any means possible, fair or unfair.	He was determined to win the contract by hook or by crook.
(C) Bolt from the	(II) blue	A bolt from the blue is a complete surprise, usually an unpleasant one, like lightning from a clear blue sky.	The news of the factory's closure came as a bolt from the blue.
(D) Add fuel to	(III) fire	To add fuel to the fire means to make a bad situation or an angry quarrel worse.	His rude reply only added fuel to the fire.

Also asked in CUET (UG):
bell the cat – 18-05-2026 Slot 1, 24-05-2023 Slot 3
by hook or by crook – 01-06-2023 Slot 1
a bolt from the blue – 17-08-2022 Slot 2
add fuel to the fire – 14-06-2023 Slot 3

Match List - I with List - II.

	List - I Idiom		List – II Extension
(A)	To bell	(I)	or by crook
(B)	By hook	(II)	blue
(C)	Bolt from the	(III)	fire
(D)	Add fuel to	(IV)	the cat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) To bell	(IV) the cat	To bell the cat means to take on a dangerous task for the good of the group. It comes from the fable in which the mice agree that a bell should be tied on the cat, but none dares to do it.	Everyone complained about the rule, but no one was ready to bell the cat and speak to the principal.
(B) By hook	(I) or by crook	By hook or by crook means by any means possible, fair or unfair.	He was determined to win the contract by hook or by crook.
(C) Bolt from the	(II) blue	A bolt from the blue is a complete surprise, usually an unpleasant one, like lightning from a clear blue sky.	The news of the factory's closure came as a bolt from the blue.
(D) Add fuel to	(III) fire	To add fuel to the fire means to make a bad situation or an angry quarrel worse.	His rude reply only added fuel to the fire.