EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the Meanings given in List-II:-…

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the Meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Add fuel to the fire	(I) To take credit for someone else's idea or work
(B) Throw caution to the wind	(II) To worsen an already bad situation
(C) Kill two birds with one stone	(III) To act without considering the risks
(D) Steal someone's thunder	(IV) To achieve two goals with one action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Add fuel to the fire	(II) To worsen an already bad situation	Fuel makes a fire burn harder. To add fuel to the fire is to say or do something that makes a quarrel or a bad situation worse.	His rude reply only added fuel to the fire, and the argument grew louder.
(B) Throw caution to the wind	(III) To act without considering the risks	Caution is care to avoid danger. To throw it to the wind is to stop being careful and take a risk boldly.	She threw caution to the wind and left her job to start a business.
(C) Kill two birds with one stone	(IV) To achieve two goals with one action	One throw that hits two birds stands for one action that gets two things done.	By cycling to college, he killed two birds with one stone: he saved money and kept fit.
(D) Steal someone's thunder	(I) To take credit for someone else's idea or work	To steal someone's thunder is to take the attention or praise that another person should get, often by using their idea first.	My colleague stole my thunder by presenting my plan to the boss before I could.

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the Meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Add fuel to the fire	(I) To take credit for someone else's idea or work
(B) Throw caution to the wind	(II) To worsen an already bad situation
(C) Kill two birds with one stone	(III) To act without considering the risks
(D) Steal someone's thunder	(IV) To achieve two goals with one action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Add fuel to the fire	(II) To worsen an already bad situation	Fuel makes a fire burn harder. To add fuel to the fire is to say or do something that makes a quarrel or a bad situation worse.	His rude reply only added fuel to the fire, and the argument grew louder.
(B) Throw caution to the wind	(III) To act without considering the risks	Caution is care to avoid danger. To throw it to the wind is to stop being careful and take a risk boldly.	She threw caution to the wind and left her job to start a business.
(C) Kill two birds with one stone	(IV) To achieve two goals with one action	One throw that hits two birds stands for one action that gets two things done.	By cycling to college, he killed two birds with one stone: he saved money and kept fit.
(D) Steal someone's thunder	(I) To take credit for someone else's idea or work	To steal someone's thunder is to take the attention or praise that another person should get, often by using their idea first.	My colleague stole my thunder by presenting my plan to the boss before I could.