Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning: to fail to keep a promise that was made.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning: to fail to keep a promise that was made.”
The accepted answer is C. Go back on one's word. Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning to fail to keep a promise that was made is answered by Go back on one's word option C Option A Go the extra mile does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Go back on one's word Option B Put all your eggs in one basket does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Go back on one's word Remaining alternatives Down to earth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Go back on one's word is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and.
- A. Go the extra mile
Why not A: “Go the extra mile” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Go back on one's word. Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning to fail to keep a promise that was made is answered by Go back on one's word option C Option A Go the extra mile does not matc
- B. Put all your eggs in one basket
Why not B: “Put all your eggs in one basket” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Go back on one's word. Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning to fail to keep a promise that was made is answered by Go back on one's word option C Option A Go the extra mile does not matc
- C. Go back on one's word ✓
- D. Down to earth
Why not D: “Down to earth” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Go back on one's word. Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning to fail to keep a promise that was made is answered by Go back on one's word option C Option A Go the extra mile does not matc
Correct answer
C. Go back on one's word
Explanation
Identify the idiom that conveys the following meaning to fail to keep a promise that was made is answered by Go back on one's word option C Option A Go the extra mile does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Go back on one's word Option B Put all your eggs in one basket does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Go back on one's word Remaining alternatives Down to earth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Go back on one's word is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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