Question : Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence.
My business partners thought that I would simply accept their cheating, but they will soon realise that I am more powerful than what they expected.
Option 1: damsel in distress
Option 2: they caught a tartar
Option 3: cutting a cloth
Option 4: casting pearls before swine
Correct Answer: they caught a tartar
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
They caught a tartar means that someone has encountered something that is more difficult to deal with than initially expected, which conveys the proper meaning and fits in perfectly.
The meanings of the other idioms are as follows:
- Damsel in distress refers to a young woman in trouble or in a difficult situation.
- Cutting a cloth is not an idiom and means just cutting a piece of cloth.
- Casting pearls before swine means offering valuable things to someone who does not appreciate their worth.
So, the corrected sentence is: "My business partners thought that I would simply accept their cheating, but they will soon realise that they caught a tartar ."
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