Match the idioms in List - I with the meanings in List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) |
To give a person a cold shoulder |
(I) |
Doing that seems impossible |
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(B) |
To rip up old scores |
(II) |
To fix a limit |
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(C) |
To plough the sands |
(III) |
To show no interest |
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(D) |
To draw a line |
(IV) |
To reopen a quarrel |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) To give a person a cold shoulder | (III) To show no interest | To give someone the cold shoulder is to ignore him on purpose and show no interest in him. | After the quarrel, Ria gave her cousin a cold shoulder. |
| (B) To rip up old scores | (IV) To reopen a quarrel | To rip up old scores is to bring back an old quarrel or grievance that was settled. | Let us not rip up old scores at the wedding. |
| (C) To plough the sands | (I) Doing that seems impossible | To plough the sands is to do useless work that can never succeed, since sand cannot be ploughed. | Teaching him discipline is like trying to plough the sands. |
| (D) To draw a line | (II) To fix a limit | To draw a line (at something) is to set a limit beyond which one will not go. | I help my friends, but I draw the line at lending money. |
| Also asked in CUET (UG): cold shoulder – 26-05-2023 Slot 1 plough the sands – 26-05-2026 Slot 1 |