EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.List-I (Idi…

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To keep one’s cards close to one’s chest	(I) to be good enough to be accepted
(B) To pass muster	(II) to know what brings one the most gain and act to protect it
(C) All at sea	(III) to keep one’s plans or ideas secret
(D) To know which side one’s bread is buttered	(IV) confused and not sure what to do

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) To keep one’s cards close to one’s chest	(III) to keep one’s plans or ideas secret	To keep one’s cards close to one’s chest means not to tell others what one is planning.	Tanvi kept her cards close to her chest and told no one which college she had chosen.
(B) To pass muster	(I) to be good enough to be accepted	To pass muster means to be good enough to be accepted.	Our science model was rough, but it passed muster with the teacher.
(C) All at sea	(IV) confused and not sure what to do	All at sea means confused and not knowing what to do.	On his first day at the new school, Kabir was all at sea with the timetable.
(D) To know which side one’s bread is buttered	(II) to know what brings one the most gain and act to protect it	To know which side one’s bread is buttered means to know who or what helps one most, and to keep them happy.	Raju always agrees with the owner of the shop. He knows which side his bread is buttered.

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To keep one’s cards close to one’s chest	(I) to be good enough to be accepted
(B) To pass muster	(II) to know what brings one the most gain and act to protect it
(C) All at sea	(III) to keep one’s plans or ideas secret
(D) To know which side one’s bread is buttered	(IV) confused and not sure what to do

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) To keep one’s cards close to one’s chest	(III) to keep one’s plans or ideas secret	To keep one’s cards close to one’s chest means not to tell others what one is planning.	Tanvi kept her cards close to her chest and told no one which college she had chosen.
(B) To pass muster	(I) to be good enough to be accepted	To pass muster means to be good enough to be accepted.	Our science model was rough, but it passed muster with the teacher.
(C) All at sea	(IV) confused and not sure what to do	All at sea means confused and not knowing what to do.	On his first day at the new school, Kabir was all at sea with the timetable.
(D) To know which side one’s bread is buttered	(II) to know what brings one the most gain and act to protect it	To know which side one’s bread is buttered means to know who or what helps one most, and to keep them happy.	Raju always agrees with the owner of the shop. He knows which side his bread is buttered.