Match the following Idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. Throw cold water over something |
I. To avoid doing a thing |
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B. Beat about the bush |
II. To listen to |
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C. Lend an ear |
III. To discourage someone |
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D. Egg on your face |
IV. To be embarrassed |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| A. Throw cold water over something | III. To discourage someone | To throw cold water on a plan is to discourage it or show no enthusiasm for it. | Father threw cold water over my plan to buy a motorbike. |
| B. Beat about the bush | I. To avoid doing a thing | To beat about the bush is to avoid coming to the main point by talking around it. | Stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened. |
| C. Lend an ear | II. To listen to | To lend an ear is to listen carefully and kindly to someone. | A good friend will always lend an ear to your problems. |
| D. Egg on your face | IV. To be embarrassed | To have egg on your face is to look foolish or be embarrassed because something has gone wrong. | The minister was left with egg on his face when his figures proved wrong. |
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