Match the idioms in List-I with their me

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

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.

Options:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

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

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