Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II
List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
(A) A blessing in disguise | (I) Do without delay, often without good reason |
(B) Jump on the bandwagon | (II) Something fortunate that initially seemed like a problem |
(C) Barking up the wrong tree | (III) Joining others in doing something fashionable or likely to be successful |
(D) At the drop of a hat | (IV) Pursuing a course of action that is wrongly directed |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) A blessing in disguise | (II) Something fortunate that initially seemed like a problem | A disguise hides what something really is. A blessing in disguise is a good thing that first looked like a misfortune. | Missing the bus was a blessing in disguise, as I met an old friend at the stop. |
| (B) Jump on the bandwagon | (III) Joining others in doing something fashionable or likely to be successful | A bandwagon led a parade and people climbed on to join the crowd. The idiom means to join something because it is popular. | Many companies jumped on the bandwagon and started selling electric scooters. |
| (C) Barking up the wrong tree | (IV) Pursuing a course of action that is wrongly directed | A dog that barks at the wrong tree has lost its prey. The idiom means looking for something or blaming someone in the wrong place. | If you think I took your pen, you are barking up the wrong tree. |
| (D) At the drop of a hat | (I) Do without delay, often without good reason | The idiom means at once, without stopping to think, as quickly as a hat falls. | He is ready to go on a trip at the drop of a hat. |