Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropri…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to _____ after he got into an altercation with the neighbours.	(I) chew the fat
(B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become _____. It's hard to find one that stands out.	(II) read the riot act
(C) After a long week at work, we planned to ____ with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend.	(III) pour oil on troubled waters
(D) The manager had to ____ to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore.	(IV) a dime a dozen

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) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to pour oil on troubled waters after he got into an altercation with the neighbours.	(III) pour oil on troubled waters	To pour oil on troubled waters is to calm a quarrel or a tense situation. The wife was asked to settle the fight with the neighbours.
(B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become a dime a dozen. It's hard to find one that stands out.	(IV) a dime a dozen	A dime a dozen means very common and of little value. With so many apps, no single game stands out.
(C) After a long week at work, we planned to chew the fat with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend.	(I) chew the fat	To chew the fat is to chat in a relaxed, friendly way, as old friends do when they talk about the past.
(D) The manager had to read the riot act to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore.	(II) read the riot act	To read the riot act is to scold someone severely and warn them to stop. "Warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated" confirms it.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to _____ after he got into an altercation with the neighbours.	(I) chew the fat
(B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become _____. It's hard to find one that stands out.	(II) read the riot act
(C) After a long week at work, we planned to ____ with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend.	(III) pour oil on troubled waters
(D) The manager had to ____ to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore.	(IV) a dime a dozen

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) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to pour oil on troubled waters after he got into an altercation with the neighbours.	(III) pour oil on troubled waters	To pour oil on troubled waters is to calm a quarrel or a tense situation. The wife was asked to settle the fight with the neighbours.
(B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become a dime a dozen. It's hard to find one that stands out.	(IV) a dime a dozen	A dime a dozen means very common and of little value. With so many apps, no single game stands out.
(C) After a long week at work, we planned to chew the fat with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend.	(I) chew the fat	To chew the fat is to chat in a relaxed, friendly way, as old friends do when they talk about the past.
(D) The manager had to read the riot act to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore.	(II) read the riot act	To read the riot act is to scold someone severely and warn them to stop. "Warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated" confirms it.