Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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2023 CDS -1 English
to be in trouble
Correct Answerto be very healthy
Incorrect Answerto be good at the workplace
Incorrect Answerto be honest to people
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
- Be in the soup is an idiom used to describe a situation where someone is in trouble or facing difficulties.
- Option 1: To be in trouble
- This is the correct meaning of the idiom. When someone is "in the soup," they are in a problematic or difficult situation.
- Option 2: To be very healthy
- This meaning is not related to the idiom. Being in the soup does not imply good health.
- Option 3: To be good at the workplace
- This is not what the idiom signifies. It doesn’t convey any information about workplace performance.
- Option 4: To be honest to people
- The idiom does not relate to honesty. It focuses on being in a problematic situation.
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By: Parvesh Mehta