THE DEVIL IS ON THE DETAIL ........

English language (insurance) Idiom & Phrases

Directions : In the following questions, a phrase is given in bold whose meaning can be inferred from one of the highlighted words/phrases of four sentences given below each phrase. Choose the most appropriate meaning of the phrase among the four options that can also be replaced by the given phrase without altering the meaning of the sentence. If none of the sentences conveys the correct meaning, choose (e) i.e., “None of the above” as your answer.

THE DEVIL IS ON THE DETAIL

School districts are incredibly chary about hiring people with criminal backgrounds.

She shrugged with as much elegance as she could muster, and eyed him with deliberate interest.

The little girl was so disconsolate after her puppy ran away that her parents put up posters all over the neighborhood.

There are overlooked problems in experimenting with people in behavioral intervention trials

none of the above

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Explanation:

The “devil is in the detail" is an idiom that refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, meaning that something might seem simple at a first look but will take more time and effort to complete than expected. Therefore, the most suitable phrase that depicts the meaning of the given idiom without altering the context of the sentence is ‘overlooked problems’. Hence, option (d) becomes the most viable answer choice. Chary means cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something. Deliberate means done consciously and intentionally. Disconsolate means very unhappy and unable to be comforted.