EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idiom…

Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) Our college fest was run ______ because the sponsors backed out at the last minute.	(I) make a mountain out of a molehill
(B) I ______ for an hour, but I could not remember where I had kept my hall ticket.	(II) on a shoestring
(C) With the fog so thick, it was ______ whether the train would reach Delhi in time for the interview.	(III) racked my brains
(D) It is only a small scratch on the scooter, so do not ______.	(IV) touch and go

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Our college fest was run on a shoestring because the sponsors backed out at the last minute.	(II) on a shoestring	On a shoestring means with very little money.
(B) I racked my brains for an hour, but I could not remember where I had kept my hall ticket.	(III) racked my brains	Rack one’s brains means to think very hard to remember or solve something.
(C) With the fog so thick, it was touch and go whether the train would reach Delhi in time for the interview.	(IV) touch and go	Touch and go means so uncertain that it could easily go either way.
(D) It is only a small scratch on the scooter, so do not make a mountain out of a molehill.	(I) make a mountain out of a molehill	Make a mountain out of a molehill means to treat a small problem as if it were a big one.

Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) Our college fest was run ______ because the sponsors backed out at the last minute.	(I) make a mountain out of a molehill
(B) I ______ for an hour, but I could not remember where I had kept my hall ticket.	(II) on a shoestring
(C) With the fog so thick, it was ______ whether the train would reach Delhi in time for the interview.	(III) racked my brains
(D) It is only a small scratch on the scooter, so do not ______.	(IV) touch and go

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Our college fest was run on a shoestring because the sponsors backed out at the last minute.	(II) on a shoestring	On a shoestring means with very little money.
(B) I racked my brains for an hour, but I could not remember where I had kept my hall ticket.	(III) racked my brains	Rack one’s brains means to think very hard to remember or solve something.
(C) With the fog so thick, it was touch and go whether the train would reach Delhi in time for the interview.	(IV) touch and go	Touch and go means so uncertain that it could easily go either way.
(D) It is only a small scratch on the scooter, so do not make a mountain out of a molehill.	(I) make a mountain out of a molehill	Make a mountain out of a molehill means to treat a small problem as if it were a big one.