Choose the correct idiom for: to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct idiom for: to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being.”
The accepted answer is C. Call it a day. Choose the correct idiom for to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being is answered by Call it a day option C Option A In hot water does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Call it a day Option B Back to the drawing board does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Call it a day Remaining alternatives Get out of hand fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Call it a day is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction.
- A. In hot water
Why not A: “In hot water” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Call it a day. Choose the correct idiom for to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being is answered by Call it a day option C Option A In hot water does not match the stem it
- B. Back to the drawing board
Why not B: “Back to the drawing board” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Call it a day. Choose the correct idiom for to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being is answered by Call it a day option C Option A In hot water does not match the stem it
- C. Call it a day ✓
- D. Get out of hand
Why not D: “Get out of hand” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Call it a day. Choose the correct idiom for to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being is answered by Call it a day option C Option A In hot water does not match the stem it
Correct answer
C. Call it a day
Explanation
Choose the correct idiom for to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being is answered by Call it a day option C Option A In hot water does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Call it a day Option B Back to the drawing board does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Call it a day Remaining alternatives Get out of hand fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Call it a day is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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