Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Idioms) |
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(A) The police came to the scene _____ to avoid embarrassment. |
(I) from hand to mouth |
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(B) There is still a large population in the country who live ____ and can hardly make ends meet. |
(II) smell a rat |
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(C) Rohit is a bit _____ you have to explain things to him several times. |
(III) in the nick of time |
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(D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ____ in his behaviour. |
(IV) slow on the uptake |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The police came to the scene in the nick of time to avoid embarrassment. | (III) in the nick of time | In the nick of time means just in time, at the last possible moment. |
| (B) There is still a large population in the country who live from hand to mouth and can hardly make ends meet. | (I) from hand to mouth | To live from hand to mouth is to have just enough money for one's immediate needs. It fits "can hardly make ends meet". |
| (C) Rohit is a bit slow on the uptake, you have to explain things to him several times. | (IV) slow on the uptake | Slow on the uptake means slow to understand, which is why things must be explained several times. |
| (D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still smell a rat in his behaviour. | (II) smell a rat | To smell a rat is to suspect that something is wrong. "Although he clarified" shows the doubt remains. |