EnglishGrammar: Idioms

Match the idioms given in List-I with the most appropriate meanings g…

Match the idioms given in List-I with the most appropriate meanings given in List-II

List-I Idioms	List-II Meanings
(A) With flying colours	(I) To be openly at variance with what is usual or accepted
(B) Fly off the handle	(II) To achieve something with distinction
(C) Fly a kite	(III) To lose one's temper suddenly
(D) Fly in the face of	(IV) To try something to test public opinion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. With flying colours	II. To achieve something with distinction	From ships that came back from battle with their flags ("colours") still flying. To pass or come through with flying colours is to succeed very well.	She passed the entrance test with flying colours.
B. Fly off the handle	III. To lose one's temper suddenly	Like an axe head that suddenly flies off a loose handle: to become very angry all at once.	He flew off the handle when his car was scratched.
C. Fly a kite	IV. To try something to test public opinion	To put forward an idea or plan only to see how people react before deciding on it.	The minister flew a kite about a new tax to judge the public mood.
D. Fly in the face of	I. To be openly at variance with what is usual or accepted	To go directly against what is accepted, expected or known to be true.	His claims fly in the face of the evidence.

Match the idioms given in List-I with the most appropriate meanings given in List-II

List-I Idioms	List-II Meanings
(A) With flying colours	(I) To be openly at variance with what is usual or accepted
(B) Fly off the handle	(II) To achieve something with distinction
(C) Fly a kite	(III) To lose one's temper suddenly
(D) Fly in the face of	(IV) To try something to test public opinion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. With flying colours	II. To achieve something with distinction	From ships that came back from battle with their flags ("colours") still flying. To pass or come through with flying colours is to succeed very well.	She passed the entrance test with flying colours.
B. Fly off the handle	III. To lose one's temper suddenly	Like an axe head that suddenly flies off a loose handle: to become very angry all at once.	He flew off the handle when his car was scratched.
C. Fly a kite	IV. To try something to test public opinion	To put forward an idea or plan only to see how people react before deciding on it.	The minister flew a kite about a new tax to judge the public mood.
D. Fly in the face of	I. To be openly at variance with what is usual or accepted	To go directly against what is accepted, expected or known to be true.	His claims fly in the face of the evidence.