Pick the expression that means: discovered in the very act of doing something wrong.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Pick the expression that means: discovered in the very act of doing something wrong.”
The accepted answer is C. Caught red-handed. Pick the expression that means discovered in the very act of doing something wrong is answered by Caught red-handed option C Option A Throw in the towel does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Caught red-handed Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Caught red-handed Remaining alternatives Bite off more than you can chew fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Caught red-handed 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 regular item in FPSC PPSC NTS and.
- A. Throw in the towel
Why not A: “Throw in the towel” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Caught red-handed. Pick the expression that means discovered in the very act of doing something wrong is answered by Caught red-handed option C Option A Throw in the towel does not match the stem it
- B. Elephant in the room
Why not B: “Elephant in the room” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Caught red-handed. Pick the expression that means discovered in the very act of doing something wrong is answered by Caught red-handed option C Option A Throw in the towel does not match the stem it
- C. Caught red-handed ✓
- D. Bite off more than you can chew
Why not D: “Bite off more than you can chew” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Caught red-handed. Pick the expression that means discovered in the very act of doing something wrong is answered by Caught red-handed option C Option A Throw in the towel does not match the stem it
Correct answer
C. Caught red-handed
Explanation
Pick the expression that means discovered in the very act of doing something wrong is answered by Caught red-handed option C Option A Throw in the towel does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Caught red-handed Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Caught red-handed Remaining alternatives Bite off more than you can chew fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Caught red-handed 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 regular item in FPSC PPSC NTS and.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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