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)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) To hit the nail-- | (IV) on the head | To hit the nail on the head means to say or describe something precisely right, as a hammer hits a nail squarely. | You hit the nail on the head when you said the problem was poor planning. |
| (B) To add insult-- | (I) to injury | To add insult to injury means to make a bad situation even worse for someone who has already been harmed. | The bus left without him, and to add insult to injury, it started to rain. |
| (C) To put the cart-- | (II) before the horse | To put the cart before the horse means to do things in the wrong order. The horse must come first to pull the cart. | Buying furniture before finding a flat is putting the cart before the horse. |
| (D) To build castles-- | (III) in the air | To build castles in the air means to make plans or have dreams that are not likely to come true. | Instead of working, he spends his time building castles in the air. |
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