Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II : 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 Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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The correct matches are: (A) divulge a secret, (B) feel unable to deal with something, (C) be full of energy, (D) feel terribly ashamed.

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(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

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(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

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(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

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(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

List-I (Idiom)	List-II (Meaning)
(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) Alma mater	(1) Reasonable value of service
(B) De Jure	(II) One's own old school/college
(C) Ipso facto	(III) By the fact
(D) Quantum meruit	(IV) As a matter of legal right

The Correct Option is A

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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

List-I		List-II
(A)	Alibi	(I)	This for that
(B)	Ex parte	(II)	Other
(C)	Lex loci	(III)	The law of the place
(D)	Quid pro quo	(IV)	From one side only

List-I		List-II
(A)	Win hands down	(I)	To run away
(B)	Learn the hard way	(II)	Conquer easily
(C)	To feel blue	(III)	Learn from bad experiences
(D)	Take to one's heel	(IV)	Miserable