EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II…

Match the idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II:-

LIST-I Idioms	LIST-II Meanings
A. To eat humble pie	I. Quite worthless
B. Not worth one's salt	II. To apologize
C. To eat one's words	III. Not to pay attention
D. Turn a deaf ear	IV. Retract your statements

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A - II, B - I, C - IV, D- III

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. To eat humble pie	II. To apologize	To admit that one was wrong and say sorry, often in a humbling way. The phrase comes from "umble pie", a pie once made from the inner organs ("umbles") of a deer and eaten by servants.	After his plan failed, the manager had to eat humble pie.
B. Not worth one's salt	I. Quite worthless	Not good at one's job, not deserving the pay one gets.	A teacher who cannot explain things well is not worth his salt.
C. To eat one's words	IV. Retract your statements	To admit that something one said was wrong and take it back.	He said she would fail, but he had to eat his words when she topped the class.
D. Turn a deaf ear	III. Not to pay attention	To refuse to listen to a request, a complaint or advice.	The officials turned a deaf ear to the villagers' complaints.

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Match the idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II:-

LIST-I Idioms	LIST-II Meanings
A. To eat humble pie	I. Quite worthless
B. Not worth one's salt	II. To apologize
C. To eat one's words	III. Not to pay attention
D. Turn a deaf ear	IV. Retract your statements

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A - II, B - I, C - IV, D- III

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. To eat humble pie	II. To apologize	To admit that one was wrong and say sorry, often in a humbling way. The phrase comes from "umble pie", a pie once made from the inner organs ("umbles") of a deer and eaten by servants.	After his plan failed, the manager had to eat humble pie.
B. Not worth one's salt	I. Quite worthless	Not good at one's job, not deserving the pay one gets.	A teacher who cannot explain things well is not worth his salt.
C. To eat one's words	IV. Retract your statements	To admit that something one said was wrong and take it back.	He said she would fail, but he had to eat his words when she topped the class.
D. Turn a deaf ear	III. Not to pay attention	To refuse to listen to a request, a complaint or advice.	The officials turned a deaf ear to the villagers' complaints.