Match the idioms given in List-I with the underlined part of the sentences given in List-II.
List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Sentences) |
(A) turned over a new leaf | (I) This unexpected new difficulty roused me to do my best. |
(B) set his face against | (II) It is a matter of gratification that he changed for the better. |
(C) put me on my mettle | (III) It is pointless to worry about the result before it's declared. |
(D) to meet trouble half-way | (IV)As a social reformer, he sternly opposed child labour. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) turned over a new leaf | (II) It is a matter of gratification that he changed for the better. | To turn over a new leaf means to change one's behaviour and start living in a better way, the same as "changed for the better". | After his illness he turned over a new leaf and gave up smoking. |
| (B) set his face against | (IV) As a social reformer, he sternly opposed child labour. | To set one's face against something means to oppose it firmly, the same as "sternly opposed". | The principal set his face against any kind of ragging. |
| (C) put me on my mettle | (I) This unexpected new difficulty roused me to do my best. | To put someone on their mettle means to push someone to show their best courage or ability ("mettle" is spirit and courage), the same as "roused me to do my best". | The strong opposing team put us on our mettle. |
| (D) to meet trouble half-way | (III) It is pointless to worry about the result before it's declared. | To meet trouble half-way means to worry about a difficulty before it has actually come, the sense of "worry about" the result before it is declared. | Don't meet trouble half-way. The doctor has not even seen the reports yet. |
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