EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the phrases in the List-I with their appropriate meanings in th…

Match the phrases in the List-I with their appropriate meanings in the List-II:-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Bad mouth	(IV) Insult and criticise	To bad-mouth someone is to say unkind, critical things about them, often behind their back.	He left the company but never bad-mouthed his old boss.
(B) In the soup	(III) In trouble	To be in the soup is to be in serious trouble.	If the teacher finds out we bunked class, we will be in the soup.
(C) Call a spade a spade	(II) Straight forward talking	To call a spade a spade is to speak plainly and honestly, naming a thing as it is, even if it is unpleasant.	The new coach calls a spade a spade and tells players plainly where they went wrong.
(D) Sugar coating	(I) Softening the expression	Sugar coating is making something unpleasant sound more pleasant or acceptable than it really is.	Give me the bad news without any sugar coating.

Match the phrases in the List-I with their appropriate meanings in the List-II:-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Bad mouth	(IV) Insult and criticise	To bad-mouth someone is to say unkind, critical things about them, often behind their back.	He left the company but never bad-mouthed his old boss.
(B) In the soup	(III) In trouble	To be in the soup is to be in serious trouble.	If the teacher finds out we bunked class, we will be in the soup.
(C) Call a spade a spade	(II) Straight forward talking	To call a spade a spade is to speak plainly and honestly, naming a thing as it is, even if it is unpleasant.	The new coach calls a spade a spade and tells players plainly where they went wrong.
(D) Sugar coating	(I) Softening the expression	Sugar coating is making something unpleasant sound more pleasant or acceptable than it really is.	Give me the bad news without any sugar coating.