Match List I with List II.
Match the following idioms with their meanings.
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LIST I |
LIST II |
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A. Beat about the bush |
I. Take a statement back |
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B. Cave in |
II. A difficult situation |
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C. Eat one's words |
III. To talk in a round about manner |
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D. High and dry |
IV. To yield |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| A. Beat about the bush | III. To talk in a round about manner | To avoid coming to the main point, talking around it instead of saying it directly. | Stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened. |
| B. Cave in | IV. To yield | To give in to pressure or demands after resisting. It also means to collapse inwards. | The management finally caved in to the workers' demands. |
| C. Eat one's words | I. Take a statement back | To admit that what one said was wrong, usually when proved wrong by events. | He said our team would lose, but he had to eat his words. |
| D. High and dry | II. A difficult situation | To be left without help or support in a difficult situation, like a ship stranded on dry land. | When his partner quit, he was left high and dry. |
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