Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in…

Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II.

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Hammer out	(I) to give reasons that make a fault look less serious
(B) Explain away	(II) to talk for too long in a dull, flat voice
(C) Cordon off	(III) to settle the terms of an agreement after long, hard discussion
(D) Drone on	(IV) to close an area with a barrier to keep people out

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)-(IV), (D)-(II)

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Hammer out	(III) to settle the terms of an agreement after long, hard discussion	Hammer out means to reach an agreement or a plan after talking about it for a long time.	The two schools hammered out the rules for the joint quiz after three meetings.
(B) Explain away	(I) to give reasons that make a fault look less serious	Explain away means to give reasons so that a mistake or a problem looks small.	Raghav tried to explain away his low marks by blaming the noisy hall.
(C) Cordon off	(IV) to close an area with a barrier to keep people out	Cordon off means to put a rope or a barrier around a place so that no one can go in.	The school cordoned off the wet corridor with a rope after the pipe burst.
(D) Drone on	(II) to talk for too long in a dull, flat voice	Drone on means to keep talking for a long time in a boring way.	The guest speaker droned on about road safety for a full hour.

Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II.

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Hammer out	(I) to give reasons that make a fault look less serious
(B) Explain away	(II) to talk for too long in a dull, flat voice
(C) Cordon off	(III) to settle the terms of an agreement after long, hard discussion
(D) Drone on	(IV) to close an area with a barrier to keep people out

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)-(IV), (D)-(II)

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Hammer out	(III) to settle the terms of an agreement after long, hard discussion	Hammer out means to reach an agreement or a plan after talking about it for a long time.	The two schools hammered out the rules for the joint quiz after three meetings.
(B) Explain away	(I) to give reasons that make a fault look less serious	Explain away means to give reasons so that a mistake or a problem looks small.	Raghav tried to explain away his low marks by blaming the noisy hall.
(C) Cordon off	(IV) to close an area with a barrier to keep people out	Cordon off means to put a rope or a barrier around a place so that no one can go in.	The school cordoned off the wet corridor with a rope after the pipe burst.
(D) Drone on	(II) to talk for too long in a dull, flat voice	Drone on means to keep talking for a long time in a boring way.	The guest speaker droned on about road safety for a full hour.