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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To be at loggerheads	(I) To talk in an ambiguous manner
(B) To beat about the bush	(II) To give credit to someone for their good qualities after they have done something wrong
(C) To give the devil his due	(III) To prevent a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts
(D) To nip in the bud	(IV) To disagree strongly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

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

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To be at loggerheads	(IV) To disagree strongly
(B) To beat about the bush	(I) To talk in an ambiguous manner
(C) To give the devil his due	(II) To give credit to someone for their good qualities after they have done something wrong
(D) To nip in the bud	(III) To prevent a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts