Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners'.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners'.”
The accepted answer is C. To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners' is answered by To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality option C Option A To avoid talking about something directly does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality Option B Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality Remaining alternatives To make a bad situation even worse fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once To do something in the easiest or cheapest way.
- A. To avoid talking about something directly
Why not A: “To avoid talking about something directly” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners' is answered by To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality option C Option A To avoid talking a
- B. Very rarely
Why not B: “Very rarely” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners' is answered by To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality option C Option A To avoid talking a
- C. To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality ✓
- D. To make a bad situation even worse
Why not D: “To make a bad situation even worse” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners' is answered by To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality option C Option A To avoid talking a
Correct answer
C. To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality
Explanation
Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Cut corners' is answered by To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality option C Option A To avoid talking about something directly does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality Option B Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To do something in the easiest or cheapest way often sacrificing quality Remaining alternatives To make a bad situation even worse fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once To do something in the easiest or cheapest way.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, phrases
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