Match List – I with List – II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Bent about the bush |
(I) Take a statement back |
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(B) Cave in |
(II) A difficult situation |
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(C) Eat one's words |
(III) To talk in a round about manner |
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(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)
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(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.