Match the idioms given in List I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II
| List I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
| (A) Bird's eye view | (I) search with no hope of success. |
| (B) A wild goose chase | (II) to stop doing something. |
| (C) Lay hands on | (III) a general view of something. |
| (D) To call it a day. | (IV) get possession of |
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. Bird's eye view | III. a general view of something. | A view from high above, as a bird sees the ground, hence a general view of a whole place or subject, without the details. | The hilltop temple gives a bird's eye view of the city. |
| B. A wild goose chase | I. search with no hope of success. | A foolish, hopeless search for something that cannot be found. The phrase appears in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", where it names a kind of horse race in which riders had to follow the leader, like wild geese in flight. | Looking for the lost ring on the beach was a wild goose chase. |
| C. Lay hands on | IV. get possession of | To find or get hold of something. | He read every book on birds that he could lay hands on. |
| D. To call it a day. | II. to stop doing something. | To stop working on something, for the rest of the day or for good. | After ten hours in the office, we decided to call it a day. |
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