Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Complete the idioms given in List-I with their second part given in List-II:-

List-I (Idiom's first part)

List-II (Idiom's second part)

(A) To hit the nail--

(I) to injury

(B) To add insult--

(II) before the horse

(C) To put the cart--

(III) in the air

(D) To build castles--

(IV) on the head

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

  • (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

  • (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

  • (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

  • (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.