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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the following sentence. 

The government arrested the opposition leader, making the situation worse.

Option 1: To cast pearls before swine

Option 2: To be on the last leg

Option 3: To add fuel to the fire

Option 4: To bite the dust


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Correct Answer: To add fuel to the fire


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

To add fuel to the fire means to make the situation worse or miserable.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • To bite the dust: This means to be killed, failed, or come to an end.
  • To be on the last leg: This means to be very tired or near death.
  • To cast pearls before swine: This means to offer valuable things to people who do not appreciate them.
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