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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Chalk and cheese	(I) faced with a choice between two risky courses of action
(B) A chip off the old block	(II) to get or make something quickly
(C) Between the devil and the deep blue sea	(III) very different
(D) Rustle something up	(IV) someone who is very like one of his parents in personality

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)	Explanation
(A) Chalk and cheese	(III) very different	Used to describe two people or things that are completely unalike.
(B) A chip off the old block	(IV) someone who is very like one of his parents in personality	A child who closely resembles a parent in behaviour or appearance.
(C) Between the devil and the deep blue sea	(I) faced with a choice between two risky courses of action	Caught in a dilemma between two equally undesirable alternatives.
(D) Rustle something up	(II) to get or make something quickly	To prepare or find something, especially food, in a hurry.