EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II. List-I (Id…

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) beard the lion in his den	(I) to keep away poverty or hunger
(B) an axe to grind	(II) be badly frightened or surprised
(C) keep the wolf from the door	(III) to confront a dangerous person boldly and openly
(D) jump out of one's skin	(IV) have a personal or selfish reason for being involved in something

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) beard the lion in his den	(III) to confront a dangerous person boldly and openly	To beard the lion in his den is to face a powerful person boldly on his own ground.	She bearded the lion in his den and complained to the owner in his office.
(B) an axe to grind	(IV) have a personal or selfish reason for being involved in something	A person with an axe to grind acts out of a private motive or grievance.	He has an axe to grind, so do not trust his review.
(C) keep the wolf from the door	(I) to keep away poverty or hunger	To keep the wolf from the door is to earn just enough to avoid hunger and want.	He took two jobs to keep the wolf from the door.
(D) jump out of one's skin	(II) be badly frightened or surprised	To jump out of one's skin is to be startled very suddenly.	I jumped out of my skin when the door banged.

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) beard the lion in his den	(I) to keep away poverty or hunger
(B) an axe to grind	(II) be badly frightened or surprised
(C) keep the wolf from the door	(III) to confront a dangerous person boldly and openly
(D) jump out of one's skin	(IV) have a personal or selfish reason for being involved in something

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) beard the lion in his den	(III) to confront a dangerous person boldly and openly	To beard the lion in his den is to face a powerful person boldly on his own ground.	She bearded the lion in his den and complained to the owner in his office.
(B) an axe to grind	(IV) have a personal or selfish reason for being involved in something	A person with an axe to grind acts out of a private motive or grievance.	He has an axe to grind, so do not trust his review.
(C) keep the wolf from the door	(I) to keep away poverty or hunger	To keep the wolf from the door is to earn just enough to avoid hunger and want.	He took two jobs to keep the wolf from the door.
(D) jump out of one's skin	(II) be badly frightened or surprised	To jump out of one's skin is to be startled very suddenly.	I jumped out of my skin when the door banged.