Complete the idioms given in List-I with their second part given in List-II:-
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List-I (Idiom's first part) |
List-II (Idiom's second part) |
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(A) To hit the nail-- |
(I) to injury |
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(B) To add insult-- |
(II) before the horse |
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(C) To put the cart-- |
(III) in the air |
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(D) To build castles-- |
(IV) on the head |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
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(A) To hit the nail-- The complete idiom is "To hit the nail on the head," meaning to say or do something exactly right. Matches with (IV) on the head
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(B) To add insult-- The complete idiom is "To add insult to injury," meaning to make a bad situation even worse by doing or saying something offensive. Matches with (I) to injury
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(C) To put the cart-- The complete idiom is "To put the cart before the horse," meaning to do things in the wrong order. Matches with (II) before the horse
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(D) To build castles-- The complete idiom is "To build castles in the air," meaning to daydream about impossible or unrealistic plans. Matches with (III) in the air.