Match List - I with List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) To Break the ice |
(I) To start from very beginning with no help |
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(B) Tip of the iceberg |
(II) Excessive bureaucracy |
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(C) Red Tape |
(III) To break down social awkwardness |
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(D) To start from scratch |
(IV) First phase of a much larger and difficult situation |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) To Break the ice | (III) To break down social awkwardness | To break the ice is to say or do something that makes people feel relaxed when they first meet, ending an awkward silence. | The host told a joke to break the ice at the meeting. |
| (B) Tip of the iceberg | (IV) First phase of a much larger and difficult situation | Only a small part of an iceberg shows above the water. The tip of the iceberg is the small, visible part of a much larger problem. | These few complaints are only the tip of the iceberg. |
| (C) Red Tape | (II) Excessive bureaucracy | Red tape means official rules and paperwork that cause delay. Official papers were once tied with red tape. | Because of red tape, the licence took six months. |
| (D) To start from scratch | (I) To start from very beginning with no help | To start from scratch is to begin from the very start, with nothing done before and nothing to build on. | The fire destroyed the shop, so he had to start from scratch. |
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