Match the idioms in List I with their meanings from List II
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. Tooth and Nail |
I. Favour with |
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B. Smell a rat |
II. Joyful |
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C. In the good books of |
III. Reason to suspect |
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D. In high spirits |
IV. with all power |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| A. Tooth and Nail | IV. with all power | To fight tooth and nail is to fight with all one's strength, using every means, as an animal fights with teeth and claws. | The villagers fought tooth and nail to save their school. |
| B. Smell a rat | III. Reason to suspect | To smell a rat is to suspect that something is wrong, as a dog senses a hidden rat. | When the stranger refused to show his card, the guard smelt a rat. |
| C. In the good books of | I. Favour with | To be in the good books of someone is to enjoy that person's favour or approval. | Ravi has been in the good books of his manager since the project succeeded. |
| D. In high spirits | II. Joyful | In high spirits means cheerful and full of energy. | The team returned in high spirits after the victory. |