Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence If you keep dodgin...........

English Language (MTS) Idiom & Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

If you keep dodging your manager’s call, you will be on thin ice.

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SSC MTS 11th July 2022 Shift-1

In a risky situation

Go to jail

Perform adequately

Change plans in the middle of a process

- The idiom "on thin ice" means being in a risky or precarious situation, like when you're walking on ice that might break.

- Option 1: In a risky situation – This fits perfectly with the meaning of "on thin ice." You're in danger if you keep dodging your manager’s call.

- Option 2: Go to jail – This is unrelated. "On thin ice" doesn’t imply a legal consequence.

- Option 3: Perform adequately – This is incorrect. Being on thin ice is negative, not about doing well.

- Option 4: Change plans in the middle of a process – Doesn’t relate to taking a risk. It's about decision-making changes.

Your answer "Option 1: In a risky situation" is correct, and aligns well with the idiom.

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