Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II
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List-I Sentences |
List-II Idioms |
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(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by ____ at the head office in Mumbai. |
(I) jumped the gun |
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(B) He has been ____ me ever since I was critical about his new book. |
(II) the big guns |
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(C) He ____ by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced. |
(III) great guns |
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(D) The school choir team was going ____ in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals. |
(IV) gunning for |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
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List-I Sentences |
List-II Idioms |
Explanation |
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(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by ____ at the head office in Mumbai. |
(II) the big guns |
The big guns refers to the people in positions of highest power or influence. |
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(B) He has been ____ me ever since I was critical about his new book. |
(IV) gunning for |
Gunning for someone means to aggressively seek to defeat, criticize, or punish them. |
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(C) He ____ by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced. |
(I) jumped the gun |
Jumped the gun means to start something too soon or prematurely. |
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(D) The school choir team was going ____ in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals. |
(III) great guns |
Great guns means doing something with great energy, enthusiasm, and success. |