Fill in the blanks in the List-I with appropriate Idioms given in the List-II
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List-I Sentence |
List-II Idiom |
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(A) The officer tried to _____ with his superior by constantly praising his ideas. |
(I) put your nose to the grindstone |
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(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to ______. |
(II) read between the lines |
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(C) You will do well at academics if you ______. |
(III) turn over a new leaf |
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(D) A cryptic writing-style forces you to _____ to understand the true meaning of the piece. |
(IV) curry favours |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
(A) The officer tried to curry favours with his superior by constantly praising his ideas.
- (IV) curry favours
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.
- (III) turn over a new leaf
(C) You will do well at academics if you put your nose to the grindstone.
- (I) put your nose to the grindstone
(D) A cryptic writing-style forces you to read between the lines to understand the true meaning of the piece.
- (II) read between the lines