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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Match List – I with List – II.

List - I	List - II
(A) Bent 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:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A) Bent about the bush → (III) To talk in a round about manner
(Actually, the correct idiom is “Beat about the bush”, meaning to avoid coming to the main point or to talk indirectly.)
(B) Cave in → (IV) To yield
“Cave in” means to give in, surrender, or agree under pressure.
(C) Eat one's words → (I) Take a statement back
This means to admit that what one said earlier was wrong.
(D) High and dry → (II) A difficult situation
It means being left helpless or in trouble without any assistance.