Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Idioms) |
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(A) I ____ when they rang up out of the blue and offered me a job. |
(I) was dead on my feet |
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(B) After a whole day of sightseeing in London, I ____. |
(II) was at the end of my tether |
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(C) I ____ when the children's mother arrived home. I would have lost my temper if it had been on my own any longer. |
(III) was at a complete loss for words |
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(D) I'll just have to ____ and hope no one sees I am upset. |
(IV) put a brave face to it |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) I was at a complete loss for words when they rang up out of the blue and offered me a job. | (III) was at a complete loss for words | To be at a loss for words is to be so surprised that one cannot speak. An unexpected job offer does that. |
| (B) After a whole day of sightseeing in London, I was dead on my feet. | (I) was dead on my feet | To be dead on one's feet is to be extremely tired, as after a whole day of walking. |
| (C) I was at the end of my tether when the children's mother arrived home. I would have lost my temper if it had been on my own any longer. | (II) was at the end of my tether | To be at the end of one's tether is to have no patience or energy left. "I would have lost my temper" confirms it. |
| (D) I'll just have to put a brave face to it and hope no one sees I am upset. | (IV) put a brave face to it | To put a brave face on something is to pretend to be cheerful or calm when one is upset. The usual form of the idiom is "put a brave face on it". |