Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'No pain, no gain'.
- A. Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success ✓
- B. To join others in doing something that has become popular
- C. Someone who argues against a position to test the strength of the argument, not out of genuine disagreement
- D. To deliberately ignore something that one knows is wrong
Correct answer
A. Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success
Explanation
'No pain, no gain' means effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.