Pick the expression that means: to tell something briefly, leaving out unnecessary details.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Pick the expression that means: to tell something briefly, leaving out unnecessary details.”
The accepted answer is A. Make a long story short. Pick the expression that means to tell something briefly leaving out unnecessary details is answered by Make a long story short option A Option B Speak of the devil does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Make a long story short Option C Cry over spilt milk does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Make a long story short Remaining alternatives Once in a blue moon fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Make a long story short is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction.
- A. Make a long story short ✓
- B. Speak of the devil
Why not B: “Speak of the devil” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Make a long story short. Pick the expression that means to tell something briefly leaving out unnecessary details is answered by Make a long story short option A Option B Speak of the devil does not match
- C. Cry over spilt milk
Why not C: “Cry over spilt milk” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Make a long story short. Pick the expression that means to tell something briefly leaving out unnecessary details is answered by Make a long story short option A Option B Speak of the devil does not match
- D. Once in a blue moon
Why not D: “Once in a blue moon” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Make a long story short. Pick the expression that means to tell something briefly leaving out unnecessary details is answered by Make a long story short option A Option B Speak of the devil does not match
Correct answer
A. Make a long story short
Explanation
Pick the expression that means to tell something briefly leaving out unnecessary details is answered by Make a long story short option A Option B Speak of the devil does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Make a long story short Option C Cry over spilt milk does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Make a long story short Remaining alternatives Once in a blue moon fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Make a long story short 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-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, phrases
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