Pick the expression that means: to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Pick the expression that means: to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them.”
The accepted answer is A. Steal someone's thunder. Pick the expression that means to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them is answered by Steal someone's thunder option A Option B Down to earth does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Steal someone's thunder Option C You can't judge a book by its cover does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Steal someone's thunder Remaining alternatives Actions speak louder than words fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Steal someone's thunder is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction.
- A. Steal someone's thunder ✓
- B. Down to earth
Why not B: “Down to earth” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Steal someone's thunder. Pick the expression that means to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them is answered by Steal someone's thunder option A Option B Down to earth
- C. You can't judge a book by its cover
Why not C: “You can't judge a book by its cover” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Steal someone's thunder. Pick the expression that means to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them is answered by Steal someone's thunder option A Option B Down to earth
- D. Actions speak louder than words
Why not D: “Actions speak louder than words” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Steal someone's thunder. Pick the expression that means to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them is answered by Steal someone's thunder option A Option B Down to earth
Correct answer
A. Steal someone's thunder
Explanation
Pick the expression that means to take credit for someone else's achievement or draw attention away from them is answered by Steal someone's thunder option A Option B Down to earth does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Steal someone's thunder Option C You can't judge a book by its cover does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Steal someone's thunder Remaining alternatives Actions speak louder than words fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Steal someone's thunder 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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