Fill in the blanks given in LIST-I with the correct expressions given in LIST-II
| LIST-I Sentence | LIST-II Phrasal verb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | The thought of betrayal __________ him. | I. | break through |
| B. | There was nobody to __________ his claim that the robbery was staged. | II. | boils down |
| C. | It was difficult to __________ the layers surrounding the heir’s mysterious death. | III. | back up |
| D. | There was a complete __________ after the grid station collapsed. | IV. | black out |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A. The thought of betrayal boils down him. | II. boils down | Boil down (to) means to come down to the main point: "it all boils down to trust". |
| B. There was nobody to back up his claim that the robbery was staged. | III. back up | Back up: to support a claim or statement with proof. |
| C. It was difficult to break through the layers surrounding the heir's mysterious death. | I. break through | Break through: to force a way past something that blocks the way, here the layers of secrecy. |
| D. There was a complete black out after the grid station collapsed. | IV. black out | Black out (usually written "blackout" as a noun): a complete loss of electric power in an area. |
Note: "Boils down" does not take a person as its object, so "The thought of betrayal boils down him" is not standard English. Pair (A)-(II) fits only by elimination; (B), (C) and (D) take back up, break through and black out without doubt, which leaves boils down for (A).
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