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Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.
You can no longer brush up the argument that the system is a sort of economic straitjacket, one that is becoming increasingly onerous.
bring up
bring over
bring back
brush off
No correction required
In the given context it is clear that the reference to the economic straitjacket is being stated to be ‘onerous’ (difficult to endure)
In this light, the phrasal verb that fits is ‘brush off’, as it tells that we can no longer deny or ignore, i.e., ‘brush off’ the aforementioned fact.
The meanings of the other phrasal verbs are:
Bring up: to bring something from a lower place to higher, or to repeat a topic from the past.
Bring over: to bring something or someone from one place to another.
Bring back: usually means to return something that has been borrowed.
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