Match the expression in List - I with the meanings from List - II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) |
the buck stops here |
(I) |
to be ruined |
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(B) |
go to the dogs |
(II) |
taking responsibility |
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(C) |
lion's share |
(III) |
large part |
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(D) |
rule the roost |
(IV) |
to dominate |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) the buck stops here | (II) taking responsibility | Said by a person who accepts final responsibility and will not pass the blame to anyone else. | As the head of the company, I say the buck stops here. |
| (B) go to the dogs | (I) to be ruined | To go to the dogs is to fall into a very bad state, to be ruined. | Without a good manager, the hotel went to the dogs. |
| (C) lion's share | (III) large part | The lion's share is the largest part of something. | The eldest son got the lion's share of the property. |
| (D) rule the roost | (IV) to dominate | To rule the roost is to be the person in control of a group or place. | In their house, it is grandmother who rules the roost. |
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