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English Language Ph-1&2 (RBI) Idiom & Phrases

In the given question four statements are given in the options. One idiom or phrase is used in all of the statements; pick up the statement in which the idiom/phrase has been used correctly. If the usage is incorrect in all the statements, then option E i.e., ‘None is correct’ is your answer.

If the usage is incorrect in all the statements, then option E i.e., ‘None is correct’ is your answer.

Maya did not prepare the lesson and kept on grasping at straws when the teacher asked her a question.

The detective is grasping at straws because through surprisingly enough, there’s practically no evidence at the crime scene.

Grasping at straws is an activity which is mostly liked by children at play school.

When the boat toppled over, David used the row in order to grasp at straws and save himself from drowning.

None of these.

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Explanation:

The idiom “grasping at straws” is used when you’re desperate and pursuing even the slightest hope or possibility (even if it probably won’t work). This meaning is accurately conveyed in option B which indicates that the detective was trying hard to find a clue even though practically there was none. Option A uses the phrase incorrectly, and “beating around the bush” would fit more appropriately than “grasping at straws”.
Option C mentions grasping at straws as a regular activity which is incorrect. Option D more or less indicates the literal meaning of the phrase. Hence, option B is the correct answer.