Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'No pain, no gain'.
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Idioms and Phrases question asks: Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'No pain, no gain'. The correct choice is A. Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success. 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. Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success ✓
- B. To join others in doing something that has become popular
Why not B: “To join others in doing something that has become popular” does not fit this question. The answer is Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.
- C. Someone who argues against a position to test the strength of the argument, not out of genuine disagreement
Why not C: “Someone who argues against a position to test the strength of the argument, not out of genuine disagreement” does not fit this question. The answer is Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.
- D. To deliberately ignore something that one knows is wrong
Why not D: “To deliberately ignore something that one knows is wrong” does not fit this question. The answer is Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.
Correct answer
A. Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success
Explanation
Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success (option A) is the accepted answer to “Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'No pain, no gain'.”. Option B (To join others in doing something that has become popular) does not fit this question. Option C (Someone who argues against a position to test the strength of the argument, not out of genuine disagreement) does not fit this question. Option D (To deliberately ignore something that one knows is wrong) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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