EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings given…

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Black and blue	(I) Unpleasant fact to be accepted
(B) Blow one's own trumpet	(II) Full of bruises
(C) Ball of fire	(III) To praise oneself
(D) Bitter pill to swallow	(IV) Active and energetic

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
(A) Black and blue	(II) Full of bruises	Bruised skin turns dark blue and black, so black and blue means badly bruised.	After the fall from his bicycle, his legs were black and blue.
(B) Blow one's own trumpet	(III) To praise oneself	To blow one's own trumpet is to boast about one's own achievements.	She won the prize but never blows her own trumpet.
(C) Ball of fire	(IV) Active and energetic	A ball of fire is a very lively, energetic and hard-working person.	Our new captain is a real ball of fire on the field.
(D) Bitter pill to swallow	(I) Unpleasant fact to be accepted	A bitter pill to swallow is an unpleasant fact or situation that one has to accept.	Losing the final by one run was a bitter pill to swallow.

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Black and blue	(I) Unpleasant fact to be accepted
(B) Blow one's own trumpet	(II) Full of bruises
(C) Ball of fire	(III) To praise oneself
(D) Bitter pill to swallow	(IV) Active and energetic

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
(A) Black and blue	(II) Full of bruises	Bruised skin turns dark blue and black, so black and blue means badly bruised.	After the fall from his bicycle, his legs were black and blue.
(B) Blow one's own trumpet	(III) To praise oneself	To blow one's own trumpet is to boast about one's own achievements.	She won the prize but never blows her own trumpet.
(C) Ball of fire	(IV) Active and energetic	A ball of fire is a very lively, energetic and hard-working person.	Our new captain is a real ball of fire on the field.
(D) Bitter pill to swallow	(I) Unpleasant fact to be accepted	A bitter pill to swallow is an unpleasant fact or situation that one has to accept.	Losing the final by one run was a bitter pill to swallow.