Choose the correct idiom for: to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct idiom for: to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute.”
The accepted answer is D. Sit on the fence. Choose the correct idiom for to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute is answered by Sit on the fence option D Option A Best of both worlds does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sit on the fence Option B Go the extra mile does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sit on the fence Remaining alternatives By the skin of your teeth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Sit on the fence is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this.
- A. Best of both worlds
Why not A: “Best of both worlds” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Sit on the fence. Choose the correct idiom for to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute is answered by Sit on the fence option D Option A Best of both worlds does not match the stem
- B. Go the extra mile
Why not B: “Go the extra mile” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Sit on the fence. Choose the correct idiom for to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute is answered by Sit on the fence option D Option A Best of both worlds does not match the stem
- C. By the skin of your teeth
Why not C: “By the skin of your teeth” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Sit on the fence. Choose the correct idiom for to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute is answered by Sit on the fence option D Option A Best of both worlds does not match the stem
- D. Sit on the fence ✓
Correct answer
D. Sit on the fence
Explanation
Choose the correct idiom for to avoid making a decision or taking a side in a dispute is answered by Sit on the fence option D Option A Best of both worlds does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sit on the fence Option B Go the extra mile does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Sit on the fence Remaining alternatives By the skin of your teeth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Sit on the fence is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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