Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II
| LIST-I Idioms | LIST-II Meanings |
| A. bee's knees | I. an unwanted object of no great use or value |
| B. a red herring | II. a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad |
| C. a white elephant | III. something that diverts attention away from the main argument |
| D. a curate's egg | IV. indisputably the best |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) bee's knees | (IV) indisputably the best | An informal idiom for a person or thing that is excellent, the very best of its kind. | She thinks her new phone is the bee's knees. |
| (B) a red herring | (III) something that diverts attention away from the main argument | A misleading clue or a distraction. A strong-smelling smoked fish was once said to be dragged across a trail to put hunting dogs off the scent. | The talk about the weather was a red herring to avoid the real question. |
| (C) a white elephant | (I) an unwanted object of no great use or value | A possession that costs a lot to keep but is of little use. A king of Siam is said to have given white elephants to people he wished to ruin with their upkeep. | The huge stadium became a white elephant after the games ended. |
| (D) a curate's egg | (II) a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad | From an old cartoon in which a nervous young priest (a curate), served a bad egg at his bishop's table, says that "parts of it are excellent", hence something partly good and partly bad. | The film was a curate's egg: great songs but a weak story. |
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