EnglishGrammar: Idioms

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) To make no bones about something	(I) to enjoy a great chance to do something, often at someone else’s cost
(B) To have a field day	(II) to spoil a plan by causing a sudden problem
(C) A nest egg	(III) to say something openly, without any shame or hesitation
(D) To throw a spanner in the works	(IV) money saved over time for use in the future

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) To make no bones about something	(III) to say something openly, without any shame or hesitation	To make no bones about something means to say it openly and plainly.	Nisha made no bones about her dislike of the new canteen menu.
(B) To have a field day	(I) to enjoy a great chance to do something, often at someone else’s cost	To have a field day means to enjoy oneself a lot, often by making the most of someone else’s mistake or trouble.	When the teacher left the class for an hour, the backbenchers had a field day.
(C) A nest egg	(IV) money saved over time for use in the future	A nest egg is money that someone saves slowly for later needs.	Grandpa kept a small nest egg in the post office for his granddaughter’s college fees.
(D) To throw a spanner in the works	(II) to spoil a plan by causing a sudden problem	To throw a spanner in the works means to cause a problem that stops a plan from going well.	The sudden bus strike threw a spanner in the works of our school picnic.

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To make no bones about something	(I) to enjoy a great chance to do something, often at someone else’s cost
(B) To have a field day	(II) to spoil a plan by causing a sudden problem
(C) A nest egg	(III) to say something openly, without any shame or hesitation
(D) To throw a spanner in the works	(IV) money saved over time for use in the future

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) To make no bones about something	(III) to say something openly, without any shame or hesitation	To make no bones about something means to say it openly and plainly.	Nisha made no bones about her dislike of the new canteen menu.
(B) To have a field day	(I) to enjoy a great chance to do something, often at someone else’s cost	To have a field day means to enjoy oneself a lot, often by making the most of someone else’s mistake or trouble.	When the teacher left the class for an hour, the backbenchers had a field day.
(C) A nest egg	(IV) money saved over time for use in the future	A nest egg is money that someone saves slowly for later needs.	Grandpa kept a small nest egg in the post office for his granddaughter’s college fees.
(D) To throw a spanner in the works	(II) to spoil a plan by causing a sudden problem	To throw a spanner in the works means to cause a problem that stops a plan from going well.	The sudden bus strike threw a spanner in the works of our school picnic.