Directions: In each of the questions below, a phrase is followed by five sentences with some part of it as bold. You have to identify the sentence in which the bold part can be replaced by the given bold phrase to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Actions speak louder than words
By coming to the party, he added insult to injury since he was not expected to be present in the party.
Incorrect AnswerHe decided everything at the drop of a hat without giving much thought to the consequences.
Incorrect AnswerRahul is the apple of the eye of boos and he always favours Rahul over other employees in all matters.
Incorrect AnswerLet him say anything regarding the merger of the companies, it is evident that he is responsible for the merger since all the rage.
Correct AnswerThe new bungalow cost him an arm and a leg though he decided to go ahead with the decision to purchase it with cash
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer is (d).Actions speak louder than words (Idiom): Judge someone by what he does rather than by what he says.
Add insult to injury (Idiom): Worsen an unfavorable situation. The idiom has been used in the correct sense in the given statement and no replacement is required in the statement.
At the drop of a hat (Idiom): Instantly. This idiom has also been used correctly in the given statement.
Apple of the eye (Idiom): Favorite of somebody. This idiom is correct in this statement and no replacement is required in this sentence.
All the rage (Idiom): Popular. This has not been used correctly in the given statement since it is about judging someone by actions rather than by words. The given idiom actions speak louder than words can be used here in the correct sense.
An arm and a leg (Idiom): Very expensive. This idiom has been used correctly in the given statement and therefore no replacement is required for this idiom also.
This makes option D the correct choice among the given options.
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By: Abhishek kumar