Pick the expression that means: no longer responsible for or obligated to do something.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Pick the expression that means: no longer responsible for or obligated to do something.”
The accepted answer is A. Off the hook. Pick the expression that means no longer responsible for or obligated to do something is answered by Off the hook option A Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Off the hook Option C Hit the books does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Off the hook Remaining alternatives By the skin of your teeth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Off the hook 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.
- A. Off the hook ✓
- B. Elephant in the room
Why not B: “Elephant in the room” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Off the hook. Pick the expression that means no longer responsible for or obligated to do something is answered by Off the hook option A Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it
- C. Hit the books
Why not C: “Hit the books” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Off the hook. Pick the expression that means no longer responsible for or obligated to do something is answered by Off the hook option A Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it
- D. By the skin of your teeth
Why not D: “By the skin of your teeth” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Off the hook. Pick the expression that means no longer responsible for or obligated to do something is answered by Off the hook option A Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it
Correct answer
A. Off the hook
Explanation
Pick the expression that means no longer responsible for or obligated to do something is answered by Off the hook option A Option B Elephant in the room does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Off the hook Option C Hit the books does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Off the hook Remaining alternatives By the skin of your teeth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Off the hook 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.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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