Fill in the the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the correct idiom in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Idioms) |
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(A) The Lawn tennis champion _____ a superb performance to retain her title. |
(I) turned in |
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(B) He promised to attend the party, but he never ____. |
(II) turned against |
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(C) She relied on her friends, but they ____ her. |
(III) turned up |
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(D) The new salesman ____ to be smarter than expected. |
(IV) turned out |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) The Lawn tennis champion turned in a superb performance to retain her title. | (I) turned in | To turn in a performance is to produce or give it. |
| (B) He promised to attend the party, but he never turned up. | (III) turned up | To turn up is to arrive or appear. He promised to come but never arrived. |
| (C) She relied on her friends, but they turned against her. | (II) turned against | To turn against someone is to become hostile to a person one supported before. "But" shows the friends let her down. |
| (D) The new salesman turned out to be smarter than expected. | (IV) turned out | To turn out (to be) is to prove to be in the end. |