Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Add fuel to the fire'.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases question asks: Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Add fuel to the fire'. The correct choice is D. To make a bad situation even worse. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. To avoid talking about something directly
Why not A: “To avoid talking about something directly” does not fit this question. The answer is To make a bad situation even worse.
- B. Something that is very easy to do
Why not B: “Something that is very easy to do” does not fit this question. The answer is To make a bad situation even worse.
- C. To not take something too literally or seriously
Why not C: “To not take something too literally or seriously” does not fit this question. The answer is To make a bad situation even worse.
- D. To make a bad situation even worse ✓
Correct answer
D. To make a bad situation even worse
Explanation
To make a bad situation even worse (option D) is the accepted answer to “Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Add fuel to the fire'.”. Option A (To avoid talking about something directly) does not fit this question. Option B (Something that is very easy to do) does not fit this question. Option C (To not take something too literally or seriously) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is To make a bad situation even worse.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, phrases
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