Match the sentences in List-I with the idioms in List-II that best fill the blanks.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Idioms) |
|---|---|
| (A) The old school bus breaks down almost every week, and the mechanic says it is ______. | (I) a can of worms |
| (B) No one at the society meeting wanted to ______ by asking where the repair fund had gone. | (II) on the back burner |
| (C) Checking the old fee records opened ______, and three more mistakes came out the next day. | (III) on its last legs |
| (D) The plan for a new library has been put ______ until the leaking roof is repaired. | (IV) rock the boat |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The old school bus breaks down almost every week, and the mechanic says it is on its last legs. | (III) on its last legs | On its last legs means so old or weak that it will soon stop working. |
| (B) No one at the society meeting wanted to rock the boat by asking where the repair fund had gone. | (IV) rock the boat | To rock the boat means to say or do something that upsets a calm situation and causes trouble. |
| (C) Checking the old fee records opened a can of worms, and three more mistakes came out the next day. | (I) a can of worms | A can of worms is a matter that leads to many new problems once someone starts looking into it. |
| (D) The plan for a new library has been put on the back burner until the leaking roof is repaired. | (II) on the back burner | On the back burner means kept aside for later because something else matters more now. |