Direction: In the following question, a idiom/phrase is given that is followed by three statements. All these three statements carry the given idiom/phrase. Identify the sentence(s) in which the idiom/phrase fits to make them grammatically correct and meaningful.
Stone's throw away
I. The deal isn't yet a stone’s throw away, but we're confident it will go ahead as hoped.
II. A jaw-dropping feat of volcanic architecture has risen in the Italian city of Nola, just a stone's throw away from the cataclysmic Mt. Vesuvius.
III. The doctors tell me that, unless I give up playing music, I'll be stone’s throw away by the time I'm 40.
Only III
Incorrect AnswerBoth I and II
Incorrect AnswerBoth II and III
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Note that the given phrase 'stone's throw away' means ‘a short distance’. The second statement is correct.
The correct phrase to be used in statement I would be ‘carved in stone’, which means 'Permanently fixed or firmly established; incapable of being changed'.
In the third statement, the correct phrase would be ‘stone deaf’ which means completely deaf as the given sentence talks about music.
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By: Munesh Kumari