Choose the correct idiom for: effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases question asks: Choose the correct idiom for: effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success. The correct choice is C. No pain, no gain. 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. Keep your chin up
Why not A: “Keep your chin up” does not fit this question. The answer is No pain, no gain.
- B. Fit as a fiddle
Why not B: “Fit as a fiddle” does not fit this question. The answer is No pain, no gain.
- C. No pain, no gain ✓
- D. Devil's advocate
Why not D: “Devil's advocate” does not fit this question. The answer is No pain, no gain.
Correct answer
C. No pain, no gain
Explanation
No pain, no gain (option C) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct idiom for: effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success.”. Option A (Keep your chin up) does not fit this question. Option B (Fit as a fiddle) does not fit this question. Option D (Devil's advocate) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is No pain, no gain.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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