Directions: In each of the questions below, a phrase is followed by five sentences with some part of it as bold. You have to identify the sentence in which the bold part can be replaced by the given bold phrase to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The child is really nuts about his new friends in the school though his parents are not very excited about.
Incorrect AnswerThere is no point discussing this matter now since it is like beating a dead horse.
Incorrect AnswerI don’t want to be your big cheese and you have to deal with your problems on your own only.
Correct AnswerBeing in the birthday suit is the most comfortable thing ever that I have done in my life.
Incorrect AnswerStop beating around the bush and come to the main point without wasting much time.
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer is (c).Beast of Burden (Idiom): Someone who carries the problems of others.
Nuts about (Idiom): Being very excited about something. The given idiom has been used in the correct sense and no replacement is required to be carried out in this sentence.
Beating a dead horse (Idiom): Discussing about an issue that is beyond resolution. The idiom has been used in the correct sense in the given statement.
Big Cheese (Idiom): An important person. In the given statement, this idiom is not correct since it means somebody who can carry the problems of others. The given idiom beast of burden should be used in the given statement rather to imply the intended meaning.
The birthday suit (Idiom): Naked. The idiom has been used in the correct sense in the given statement.
Beating around the bush (Idiom): Avoid talking about something specifically. This idiom has been used in the statement in the correct manner and no replacement is required in the given sentence.
This makes option C the correct choice among the given options.
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By: Abhishek kumar