Match the Idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II:-
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List-I (Idioms) |
List-II (Meanings) |
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(A) wear one's heart on one's sleeve |
(I) attack an opponent in a bold and direct fashion |
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(B) to sell someone down the river |
(II) to talk boastfully or irresponsibly |
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(C) talk through one's head |
(III) be completely frank and hide nothing from others |
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(D) to take the bull by horns |
(IV) to betray someone |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) wear one's heart on one's sleeve | (III) be completely frank and hide nothing from others | To wear one's heart on one's sleeve is to show one's feelings openly, hiding nothing. | Riya wears her heart on her sleeve. You always know when she is upset. |
| (B) to sell someone down the river | (IV) to betray someone | To sell someone down the river is to betray someone who trusted you, for your own gain. | He sold his partner down the river to save himself. |
| (C) talk through one's head | (II) to talk boastfully or irresponsibly | To talk through one's hat (the usual form of this idiom) is to talk foolishly about something one knows little about, often boastfully. | Ignore him. He is talking through his hat about the stock market. |
| (D) to take the bull by horns | (I) attack an opponent in a bold and direct fashion | To take the bull by the horns is to face a difficulty or opponent boldly and directly. | She took the bull by the horns and complained to the manager. |