Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II
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List-I Idioms |
List-II Meanings |
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(A) Put one's shoulder to the wheel |
(I) Work hard at a task |
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(B) Throw down the gauntlet |
(II) Take up a challenge |
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(C) Get too big for one's boots |
(III) Spend within the limits of what one can afford |
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(D) Cut one's coat according to one's cloth |
(IV) Become very conceited |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Put one's shoulder to the wheel | (I) Work hard at a task | To make a determined effort. The picture is of pushing a stuck cart with one's shoulder. | If we all put our shoulders to the wheel, we will finish on time. |
| (B) Throw down the gauntlet | (II) Take up a challenge | An idiom about a challenge: a knight threw his glove (gauntlet) on the ground to challenge an opponent. | The rival company threw down the gauntlet with a cheaper model. |
| (C) Get too big for one's boots | (IV) Become very conceited | Said of someone who has started thinking too highly of themselves. | After one hit film, the actor got too big for his boots. |
| (D) Cut one's coat according to one's cloth | (III) Spend within the limits of what one can afford | A tailor can make a coat only as big as the cloth allows. In the same way one should plan spending within one's income. | On a small salary, you have to cut your coat according to your cloth. |
Note: This matching is as per the official NTA Answer Key; however, pair (B) appears to be linguistically questionable. "Throw down the gauntlet" means to issue a challenge, while "take up a challenge" is the meaning of "pick up the gauntlet". (II) is the only entry left for (B), and both are about a challenge, so the pair fits by elimination; pairs (A), (C) and (D) settle the matching.