Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.
| List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) A red rag to a bull | (I) to fail badly or meet a sudden misfortune |
| (B) In the offing | (II) something that is sure to make a person very angry |
| (C) To come a cropper | (III) to have more important matters to deal with |
| (D) To have bigger fish to fry | (IV) likely to happen soon |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) A red rag to a bull | (II) something that is sure to make a person very angry | A red rag to a bull is something that is sure to make a certain person very angry. | Any talk of mobile phones at dinner is a red rag to a bull for my grandfather. |
| (B) In the offing | (IV) likely to happen soon | In the offing means likely to happen soon. | With the board results out, a big family lunch is in the offing at Meera’s house. |
| (C) To come a cropper | (I) to fail badly or meet a sudden misfortune | To come a cropper means to fail badly or meet with sudden bad luck. | Karan skipped his revision and came a cropper in the chemistry practical. |
| (D) To have bigger fish to fry | (III) to have more important matters to deal with | To have bigger fish to fry means to have more important things to do. | The class monitor ignored the noise in the corridor because he had bigger fish to fry. |