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:
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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation.
Shayam was accused of bribery, but he submitted proof of his innocence.
Option 1: Buying the pig in a poke.
Option 2: Cast pearls before they swine.
Option 3: Chapter and verse.
Option 4: Beating about the bush.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bite the dust
Option 1: To lose a fight.
Option 2: To grieve over.
Option 3: To hate.
Option 4: To die.
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence.
When he made fun of the sage, who was already infuriated, it made a bad situation worse.
Option 1: Made them at the loggerheads
Option 2: Pulled someone's legs
Option 3: Added fuel to the fire
Option 4: Budged up
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bite the bullet.
Option 1: To take a risk.
Option 2: To enjoy something immensely.
Option 3: To endure a painful situation.
Option 4: To criticise someone harshly.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for 'apprehension' in the given sentence. Shradha was never in such a situation before; her excitement was understandable for her peers.
Option 1: Before
Option 2: Excitement
Option 3: Peers
Option 4: Situation
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