Fill in the blanks in the List-I with appropriate Idioms given in the…

Fill in the blanks in the List-I with appropriate Idioms given in the List-II

List-I Sentence	List-II Idiom
(A) The officer tried to _____ with his superior by constantly praising his ideas.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to ______.	(II) read between the lines
(C) You will do well at academics if you ______.	(III) turn over a new leaf
(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)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The officer tried to curry favour with his superior by constantly praising his ideas.	(IV) curry favours	To curry favour with someone is to try to win their approval by flattery. Constant praise of the superior's ideas is flattery.
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.	(III) turn over a new leaf	To turn over a new leaf is to start behaving in a better way. She admits her fault and promises to change.
(C) You will do well at academics if you put your nose to the grindstone.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone	To put one's nose to the grindstone is to work hard and steadily. Hard work leads to success in studies.
(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	To read between the lines is to find a hidden meaning that is not openly stated. A cryptic (puzzling, hidden) style needs this.

Fill in the blanks in the List-I with appropriate Idioms given in the List-II

List-I Sentence	List-II Idiom
(A) The officer tried to _____ with his superior by constantly praising his ideas.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to ______.	(II) read between the lines
(C) You will do well at academics if you ______.	(III) turn over a new leaf
(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)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The officer tried to curry favour with his superior by constantly praising his ideas.	(IV) curry favours	To curry favour with someone is to try to win their approval by flattery. Constant praise of the superior's ideas is flattery.
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.	(III) turn over a new leaf	To turn over a new leaf is to start behaving in a better way. She admits her fault and promises to change.
(C) You will do well at academics if you put your nose to the grindstone.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone	To put one's nose to the grindstone is to work hard and steadily. Hard work leads to success in studies.
(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	To read between the lines is to find a hidden meaning that is not openly stated. A cryptic (puzzling, hidden) style needs this.