List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
(A) blow the gaff | (I) feel unable to deal with something |
(B) at the end of your tether | (II) feel terribly ashamed and embarrassed |
(C) be full of beans | (III) divulge a secret |
(D) want to curl up and die | (IV) be full of energy |
The correct matches are:
(A) blow the gaff: (III) divulge a secret.
Explanation: "Blow the gaff" means to reveal a secret or disclose information that was meant to be kept confidential.
(B) at the end of your tether: (I) feel unable to deal with something.
Explanation: "At the end of your tether" refers to reaching a point of exhaustion or frustration where one feels they can no longer cope with a situation.
(C) be full of beans: (IV) be full of energy.
Explanation: "Be full of beans" means to be lively, energetic, and enthusiastic.
(D) want to curl up and die: (II) feel terribly ashamed and embarrassed.
Explanation: "Want to curl up and die" is an expression used when someone feels extremely embarrassed or ashamed, often to the point of wanting to disappear.
List-I (Idiom) | List-II (Meaning) |
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(A) To cool one’s heels | (I) with great difficulty |
(B) To bury the hatchet | (IV) to forget the enmity |
(C) By the skin of his teeth | (I) with great difficulty |
(D) To meet one’s Waterloo | (II) one’s final defeat |
List-I | List-II | ||
A | Megaliths | (I) | Decipherment of Brahmi and Kharoshti |
B | James Princep | (II) | Emerged in first millennium BCE |
C | Piyadassi | (III) | Means pleasant to behold |
D | Epigraphy | (IV) | Study of inscriptions |