Idiom & Phrases

English Language and Interpesonal Skills (RAS)

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Directions: In this question you are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase given in italics in the sentence.

In Galda, thousands of men and women had been put to the sword.

To give weapons to someone

To enlist someone in the military

To kill someone

To fight with someone

Put to the sword (idiom):

To kill, slay

If someone is put to the sword, he or she is killed or executed.

Ex: Thousands of innocents were put to the sword.
In Galda, thousands of men and women had been put to the sword.

Hence, option C is correct.