Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-
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List-I (Idioms) |
List-II (Meaning) |
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(A) To cool one's heels |
(I) to forget the enmity |
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(B) To bury the hatchet |
(II) to wait and rest for some time |
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(C) To chew the cud |
(III) to make too fine distinctions |
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(D) To split hairs |
(IV) to talk in an aimless manner |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) To cool one's heels | (II) to wait and rest for some time | To cool one's heels is to be kept waiting, usually for a long time. | We cooled our heels in the lobby for an hour before the meeting. |
| (B) To bury the hatchet | (I) to forget the enmity | A hatchet is a small axe. Burying it means ending a quarrel and making peace. | The two neighbours finally buried the hatchet after years of fighting. |
| (C) To chew the cud | (IV) to talk in an aimless manner | A cow chews the cud slowly over and over. The idiom means to go over things slowly in thought or talk without a clear purpose. | The old friends sat on the porch, chewing the cud till sunset. |
| (D) To split hairs | (III) to make too fine distinctions | A hair is very thin. Splitting it means arguing over tiny, unimportant differences. | Stop splitting hairs over the exact wording and sign the form. |