EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match List I with List II LIST I LIST II A. All the rules of synthesi…

Match List I with List II

LIST I	LIST II
A. All the rules of synthesis are	I. but he himself is a bad egg
B. He is up to all the tricks	II. in the final of the world cup
C. Australia had to bite the dust	III. at his fingertips
D. He comes from a noble family	IV. of the trade to grind his own axe

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. All the rules of synthesis are	III. at his fingertips	To have something at one's fingertips is to know it thoroughly and be able to use it at once.	A good lawyer has all the facts of the case at his fingertips.
B. He is up to all the tricks	IV. of the trade to grind his own axe	Tricks of the trade are clever methods known to experts. To grind one's own axe is to act for one's own selfish purpose.	He praises the manager only to grind his own axe.
C. Australia had to bite the dust	II. in the final of the world cup	To bite the dust is to be defeated. A team is defeated in a match such as a final.	Our team bit the dust in the semi-final.
D. He comes from a noble family	I. but he himself is a bad egg	A bad egg is a dishonest or worthless person. "But" sets him against his noble family.	Everyone in the village knew that he was a bad egg.

Match List I with List II

LIST I	LIST II
A. All the rules of synthesis are	I. but he himself is a bad egg
B. He is up to all the tricks	II. in the final of the world cup
C. Australia had to bite the dust	III. at his fingertips
D. He comes from a noble family	IV. of the trade to grind his own axe

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. All the rules of synthesis are	III. at his fingertips	To have something at one's fingertips is to know it thoroughly and be able to use it at once.	A good lawyer has all the facts of the case at his fingertips.
B. He is up to all the tricks	IV. of the trade to grind his own axe	Tricks of the trade are clever methods known to experts. To grind one's own axe is to act for one's own selfish purpose.	He praises the manager only to grind his own axe.
C. Australia had to bite the dust	II. in the final of the world cup	To bite the dust is to be defeated. A team is defeated in a match such as a final.	Our team bit the dust in the semi-final.
D. He comes from a noble family	I. but he himself is a bad egg	A bad egg is a dishonest or worthless person. "But" sets him against his noble family.	Everyone in the village knew that he was a bad egg.