Choose the correct idiom for: to make a bad situation even worse.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct idiom for: to make a bad situation even worse.”
The accepted answer is D. Add fuel to the fire. Choose the correct idiom for to make a bad situation even worse is answered by Add fuel to the fire option D Option A On thin ice does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Add fuel to the fire Option B Hit the nail on the head does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Add fuel to the fire Remaining alternatives Break the ice fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Add fuel to the fire is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction is a.
- A. On thin ice
Why not A: “On thin ice” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Add fuel to the fire. Choose the correct idiom for to make a bad situation even worse is answered by Add fuel to the fire option D Option A On thin ice does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to
- B. Hit the nail on the head
Why not B: “Hit the nail on the head” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Add fuel to the fire. Choose the correct idiom for to make a bad situation even worse is answered by Add fuel to the fire option D Option A On thin ice does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to
- C. Break the ice
Why not C: “Break the ice” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Add fuel to the fire. Choose the correct idiom for to make a bad situation even worse is answered by Add fuel to the fire option D Option A On thin ice does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to
- D. Add fuel to the fire ✓
Correct answer
D. Add fuel to the fire
Explanation
Choose the correct idiom for to make a bad situation even worse is answered by Add fuel to the fire option D Option A On thin ice does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Add fuel to the fire Option B Hit the nail on the head does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Add fuel to the fire Remaining alternatives Break the ice fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Add fuel to the fire is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction is a.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, phrases
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