Match List - I with List - II to make a meaningful sentence.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Some speakers merely |
(I) brought to book for his negligence |
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(B) The manager was |
(II) by dint of hard work |
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(C) Sheela achieved success |
(III) bear the brunt of inflation |
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(D) The poor have to |
(IV) beat the air in their speech while preaching |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Some speakers merely | (IV) beat the air in their speech while preaching | To beat the air means to make efforts or talk to no purpose, without any result. | Arguing with him is just beating the air. He never listens. |
| (B) The manager was | (I) brought to book for his negligence | To bring someone to book means to punish someone or make him answer for his wrongdoing. "Was" needs the passive "brought". | The officers who took bribes were brought to book. |
| (C) Sheela achieved success | (II) by dint of hard work | By dint of means by means of, as a result of. | He rose to the top by dint of sheer determination. |
| (D) The poor have to | (III) bear the brunt of inflation | To bear the brunt of means to suffer the worst part of something unpleasant. "Have to" needs the base form "bear". | The coastal villages bore the brunt of the cyclone. |
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