Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Let sleeping dogs lie | (I) to leave an old problem alone so that it does not cause fresh trouble |
| (B) The writing on the wall | (II) a holiday spent doing the same kind of work one does every day |
| (C) An albatross around one’s neck | (III) signs that something bad is going to happen soon |
| (D) A busman’s holiday | (IV) a burden, often from a past act, that one cannot get rid of |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Let sleeping dogs lie | (I) to leave an old problem alone so that it does not cause fresh trouble | Let sleeping dogs lie means do not bring up an old quarrel that has gone quiet. | The fight over the boundary wall ended long ago, so Dadi told us to let sleeping dogs lie. |
| (B) The writing on the wall | (III) signs that something bad is going to happen soon | The writing on the wall means clear signs that a failure or a bad end is near. | When the shop lost its third big customer, the owner saw the writing on the wall. |
| (C) An albatross around one’s neck | (IV) a burden, often from a past act, that one cannot get rid of | An albatross around one’s neck is a problem that stays with a person and keeps troubling him. | The big loan for the wedding became an albatross around his neck. |
| (D) A busman’s holiday | (II) a holiday spent doing the same kind of work one does every day | A busman’s holiday is a break from work in which a person does the same thing as at work. | The maths teacher spent her summer break teaching her nephews. It was a busman’s holiday. |