Match List – I with List – II.
List - I | List - II |
(A) Beat about the bush | (I) Take a statement back |
(B) Cave in | (II) A difficult situation |
(C) Eat one's words | (III) To talk in a round about manner |
(D) High and dry | (IV) To yield |
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) Beat about the bush | (III) To talk in a round about manner | To beat about the bush is to avoid coming to the point and talk around it. | Stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened. |
| (B) Cave in | (IV) To yield | To cave in is to give way under pressure and agree to what one had opposed. | The management finally caved in to the workers' demands. |
| (C) Eat one's words | (I) Take a statement back | To eat one's words is to admit that what one said was wrong. | He said I would fail, but he had to eat his words when I topped the class. |
| (D) High and dry | (II) A difficult situation | To be left high and dry is to be left in a difficult situation without help. | The travel agent closed down and left the tourists high and dry. |
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