Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-IIList-IIdioms…

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

List-I Idioms	List-II Meanings
(A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions	(I) doing many things at a time.
(B) Even Homer sometimes nods	(II) being optimistic is man's nature.
(C) Have too many irons in the fire	(III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time.
(D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast	(IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action

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Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions	(IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action	This proverb means that good intentions are worth nothing unless they are acted on. People who mean well but do nothing may still cause harm.	He promised to help the flood victims but never did. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
(B) Even Homer sometimes nods	(III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time.	From the Roman poet Horace, who complained that even the great Greek poet Homer sometimes "nods" (dozes off and slips). The saying means that even the most skilled person sometimes makes mistakes.	The champion missed an easy shot. Even Homer sometimes nods.
(C) Have too many irons in the fire	(I) doing many things at a time.	A blacksmith who heats too many irons cannot work on all of them. The idiom means to be involved in too many activities at the same time.	She has too many irons in the fire to finish any one project on time.
(D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast	(II) being optimistic is man's nature.	This line from Alexander Pope's poem "An Essay on Man" means that people go on hoping even when things look bad. Hope is part of human nature.	Though his team had lost ten matches, he still expected a win. Hope springs eternal in the human breast.

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even Homer sometimes nods – 31-05-2026 Slot 2
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Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II

List-I Idioms	List-II Meanings
(A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions	(I) doing many things at a time.
(B) Even Homer sometimes nods	(II) being optimistic is man's nature.
(C) Have too many irons in the fire	(III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time.
(D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast	(IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions	(IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action	This proverb means that good intentions are worth nothing unless they are acted on. People who mean well but do nothing may still cause harm.	He promised to help the flood victims but never did. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
(B) Even Homer sometimes nods	(III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time.	From the Roman poet Horace, who complained that even the great Greek poet Homer sometimes "nods" (dozes off and slips). The saying means that even the most skilled person sometimes makes mistakes.	The champion missed an easy shot. Even Homer sometimes nods.
(C) Have too many irons in the fire	(I) doing many things at a time.	A blacksmith who heats too many irons cannot work on all of them. The idiom means to be involved in too many activities at the same time.	She has too many irons in the fire to finish any one project on time.
(D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast	(II) being optimistic is man's nature.	This line from Alexander Pope's poem "An Essay on Man" means that people go on hoping even when things look bad. Hope is part of human nature.	Though his team had lost ten matches, he still expected a win. Hope springs eternal in the human breast.

Also asked in CUET (UG):
even Homer sometimes nods – 31-05-2026 Slot 2
have too many irons in the fire – 30-05-2026 Slot 1