EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the idioms and phrases in List - I with their meanings in List…

Match the idioms and phrases in List - I with their meanings in List - II.

List – I	List – II
(A) to paint the town red	(I) to make peace
(B) to wear your heart on your sleeve	(II) to assert your authority
(C) to put your foot down	(III) to go out and enjoy
(D) to bury the hatchet	(IV) to express your innermost feelings

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) to paint the town red	(III) to go out and enjoy	To paint the town red is to go out and celebrate wildly, visiting many places of amusement.	After the results, the boys painted the town red.
(B) to wear your heart on your sleeve	(IV) to express your innermost feelings	To wear your heart on your sleeve is to show your feelings openly instead of hiding them.	She wears her heart on her sleeve, so everyone knows when she is upset.
(C) to put your foot down	(II) to assert your authority	To put your foot down is to use your authority firmly to stop something.	When the children wanted to stay up late, their father put his foot down.
(D) to bury the hatchet	(I) to make peace	To bury the hatchet is to end a quarrel and become friends again. A hatchet is a small axe, once a weapon.	The two neighbours finally buried the hatchet.

Match the idioms and phrases in List - I with their meanings in List - II.

List – I	List – II
(A) to paint the town red	(I) to make peace
(B) to wear your heart on your sleeve	(II) to assert your authority
(C) to put your foot down	(III) to go out and enjoy
(D) to bury the hatchet	(IV) to express your innermost feelings

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) to paint the town red	(III) to go out and enjoy	To paint the town red is to go out and celebrate wildly, visiting many places of amusement.	After the results, the boys painted the town red.
(B) to wear your heart on your sleeve	(IV) to express your innermost feelings	To wear your heart on your sleeve is to show your feelings openly instead of hiding them.	She wears her heart on her sleeve, so everyone knows when she is upset.
(C) to put your foot down	(II) to assert your authority	To put your foot down is to use your authority firmly to stop something.	When the children wanted to stay up late, their father put his foot down.
(D) to bury the hatchet	(I) to make peace	To bury the hatchet is to end a quarrel and become friends again. A hatchet is a small axe, once a weapon.	The two neighbours finally buried the hatchet.