Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The great director Satyajit Ray after receiving the Honorary Academic Award from Audrey Hepburn,________in his Kolkata home.
Option 1: breathed his last
Option 2: nipped in the bud
Option 3: kept the ball rolling
Option 4: dug the grave
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Correct Answer: breathed his last
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The phrase breathed his last is an idiomatic expression used to convey someone's death. In the context of the sentence, it appropriately indicates that the great director Satyajit Ray passed away after receiving the Honorary Academic Award from Audrey Hepburn.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
- Nipped in the bud means to stop something in its early stages.
- Kept the ball rolling means to maintain progress or momentum.
- Dug the grave is an expression referring to digging a burial site.
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