Match the idioms underlined in List - I with their meanings in List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) She jumped the ship as she was unhappy with her company policy |
(I) She is very fluent and persuasive in speech |
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(B) She got the tea-set for a song from the weekly market |
(II) She changed her job as soon as she got the opportunity |
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(C) Shelly gave me a cold shoulder the whole day |
(III) She got it very cheap |
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(D) Lata has the gift of the gab |
(IV) She ignored me |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) She jumped the ship as she was unhappy with her company policy | (II) She changed her job as soon as she got the opportunity | To jump ship is to leave a job or group suddenly, especially for another one, like a sailor leaving his ship. | Two of our best engineers jumped ship and joined a rival company. |
| (B) She got the tea-set for a song from the weekly market | (III) She got it very cheap | For a song means for very little money. | He bought the old bicycle for a song. |
| (C) Shelly gave me a cold shoulder the whole day | (IV) She ignored me | To give someone the cold shoulder is to ignore them on purpose or treat them in an unfriendly way. | After the quarrel, Ravi gave me the cold shoulder for a week. |
| (D) Lata has the gift of the gab | (I) She is very fluent and persuasive in speech | The gift of the gab is the ability to speak easily and persuasively. | With his gift of the gab, he could sell anything. |
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