Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Back to the drawing board | (I) to stay alert to news and signs of what is about to happen |
| (B) Take the wind out of someone’s sails | (II) saying that something is not worth having only because one cannot get it |
| (C) Keep one’s ear to the ground | (III) to start again from the beginning after a plan has failed |
| (D) Sour grapes | (IV) to make someone suddenly less confident by saying or doing something unexpected |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Back to the drawing board | (III) to start again from the beginning after a plan has failed | Back to the drawing board is said when a plan does not work and a new one has to be made. | The judges rejected our science model, so it was back to the drawing board for the whole team. |
| (B) Take the wind out of someone’s sails | (IV) to make someone suddenly less confident by saying or doing something unexpected | Take the wind out of someone’s sails means to suddenly make a person lose confidence or eagerness. | Tara was ready to argue, but her brother’s quick apology took the wind out of her sails. |
| (C) Keep one’s ear to the ground | (I) to stay alert to news and signs of what is about to happen | Keep one’s ear to the ground means to watch and listen carefully so that one knows what is going on. | A good shopkeeper keeps his ear to the ground and knows when onion prices are about to rise. |
| (D) Sour grapes | (II) saying that something is not worth having only because one cannot get it | Sour grapes means saying bad things about something one wanted but did not get. | Rohit says the school team is no good, but that is just sour grapes because he was not picked. |