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

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Packed like sardines	(I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation
(B) Make oneself scarce	(II) crowded very close together
(C) A smear campaign	(III) something said by mistake
(D) A slip of the tongue	(IV) to run away or stay away

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Packed like sardines	(II) crowded very close together	Sardines are small fish packed tightly in tins, so people packed like sardines are squeezed together with no space.	On the morning train we were packed like sardines.
(B) Make oneself scarce	(IV) to run away or stay away	To make oneself scarce is to leave quickly or keep out of the way, usually to avoid trouble.	When the teacher walked in, the boys made themselves scarce.
(C) A smear campaign	(I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation	To smear is to spread dirt. A smear campaign spreads false or harmful stories to spoil someone's good name.	The candidate said a smear campaign had been started against him.
(D) A slip of the tongue	(III) something said by mistake	A slip of the tongue is a small mistake in speaking, saying a word one did not mean to say.	Calling her by her sister's name was just a slip of the tongue.

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Packed like sardines	(I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation
(B) Make oneself scarce	(II) crowded very close together
(C) A smear campaign	(III) something said by mistake
(D) A slip of the tongue	(IV) to run away or stay away

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Packed like sardines	(II) crowded very close together	Sardines are small fish packed tightly in tins, so people packed like sardines are squeezed together with no space.	On the morning train we were packed like sardines.
(B) Make oneself scarce	(IV) to run away or stay away	To make oneself scarce is to leave quickly or keep out of the way, usually to avoid trouble.	When the teacher walked in, the boys made themselves scarce.
(C) A smear campaign	(I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation	To smear is to spread dirt. A smear campaign spreads false or harmful stories to spoil someone's good name.	The candidate said a smear campaign had been started against him.
(D) A slip of the tongue	(III) something said by mistake	A slip of the tongue is a small mistake in speaking, saying a word one did not mean to say.	Calling her by her sister's name was just a slip of the tongue.