EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II…

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) At the eleventh hour	(I) to ingratiate oneself with someone by obedient behaviour
(B) To burn one's boats	(II) contribute one's share in a joint activity
(C) To curry favours	(III) work at the last minute
(D) Chip in	(IV) point of no return

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) At the eleventh hour	(III) work at the last minute	The eleventh hour is the hour just before the twelfth, the end. The idiom means at the last possible moment.	He submitted the project at the eleventh hour.
(B) To burn one's boats	(IV) point of no return	An army that burns its boats after landing cannot retreat. The idiom means to take a step that makes going back impossible.	By resigning from her job to start a business, she burnt her boats.
(C) To curry favours	(I) to ingratiate oneself with someone by obedient behaviour	To curry favour is to try to win someone's approval by flattery or by doing what pleases them. To ingratiate oneself means the same.	He brought gifts for the manager to curry favour with him.
(D) Chip in	(II) contribute one's share in a joint activity	To chip in is to give one's part of the money or effort together with others.	We all chipped in to buy a gift for our teacher.

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) At the eleventh hour	(I) to ingratiate oneself with someone by obedient behaviour
(B) To burn one's boats	(II) contribute one's share in a joint activity
(C) To curry favours	(III) work at the last minute
(D) Chip in	(IV) point of no return

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) At the eleventh hour	(III) work at the last minute	The eleventh hour is the hour just before the twelfth, the end. The idiom means at the last possible moment.	He submitted the project at the eleventh hour.
(B) To burn one's boats	(IV) point of no return	An army that burns its boats after landing cannot retreat. The idiom means to take a step that makes going back impossible.	By resigning from her job to start a business, she burnt her boats.
(C) To curry favours	(I) to ingratiate oneself with someone by obedient behaviour	To curry favour is to try to win someone's approval by flattery or by doing what pleases them. To ingratiate oneself means the same.	He brought gifts for the manager to curry favour with him.
(D) Chip in	(II) contribute one's share in a joint activity	To chip in is to give one's part of the money or effort together with others.	We all chipped in to buy a gift for our teacher.