Idiom & Phrases

General English UPSC EPFO Exam

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Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

As an advocate of (A) / a multipolar Asia, India cannot (B) / afford to play balls (C) / with China’s imperial designs. (D) / No Error (E)

Fragment C of the sentence is erroneous.

Reason:

The expression ‘play balls’ is incorrect in the given sentence.

The correct expression is ‘play ball’.

“Play ball” means ‘work willingly with others; cooperate’

The rest of the sentence is absolutely correct.

Correct Sentence:

As an advocate of a multipolar Asia, India cannot afford to play ball with China’s imperial designs.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.