Match List I with List II
| List I | List II |
| (A) go an extra mile | (I) to start all over again |
| (B) back to square one | (II) to worsen the situation |
| (C) adding fuel to fire | (III) to make extra effort |
| (D) rags to riches | (IV) to gain sudden wealth |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) go an extra mile | (III) to make extra effort | To go the extra mile is to do more than what is expected of one. | Our teacher goes the extra mile to help weak students. |
| (B) back to square one | (I) to start all over again | Square one is the starting square of a board game. Going back to it means returning to the beginning after a failure. | The plan was rejected, so we are back to square one. |
| (C) adding fuel to fire | (II) to worsen the situation | Fuel makes a fire burn harder. The idiom means making an angry or bad situation worse. | His rude reply only added fuel to the fire. |
| (D) rags to riches | (IV) to gain sudden wealth | Rags are torn old clothes. The phrase describes a rise from great poverty to great wealth. | The film tells a rags to riches story of a tea seller. |