Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with appropriate idioms from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Idioms) |
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(A) You are in a situation where you will need to ____ to stop the rival team from scoring another goal. |
(I) work your fingers to the bone |
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(B) You need to ____ to be able to crack the competitive exam. |
(II) have green fingers |
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(C) Oh, he's _____. He is anxious for all three schemes to do well. |
(III) cling by your fingertips |
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(D) I am sure you _____. Your garden is beautiful. |
(IV) got a finger in every pie |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) You are in a situation where you will need to cling by your fingertips to stop the rival team from scoring another goal. | (III) cling by your fingertips | To cling (or hang on) by one's fingertips is to hold on with great difficulty in a desperate position, as a team defending its lead. |
| (B) You need to work your fingers to the bone to be able to crack the competitive exam. | (I) work your fingers to the bone | To work one's fingers to the bone is to work extremely hard, which cracking a competitive exam demands. |
| (C) Oh, he's got a finger in every pie. He is anxious for all three schemes to do well. | (IV) got a finger in every pie | To have a finger in every pie is to be involved in many activities at once. He has a stake in all three schemes. |
| (D) I am sure you have green fingers. Your garden is beautiful. | (II) have green fingers | To have green fingers is to be good at growing plants. The beautiful garden proves it. |