Select the phrase that means: said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Select the phrase that means: said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears.”
The accepted answer is C. Speak of the devil. Select the phrase that means said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears is answered by Speak of the devil option C Option A Under the weather does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Speak of the devil Option B Cut corners does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Speak of the devil Remaining alternatives On thin ice fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Speak of the devil 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.
- A. Under the weather
Why not A: “Under the weather” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Speak of the devil. Select the phrase that means said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears is answered by Speak of the devil option C Option A Under the weather does not mat
- B. Cut corners
Why not B: “Cut corners” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Speak of the devil. Select the phrase that means said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears is answered by Speak of the devil option C Option A Under the weather does not mat
- C. Speak of the devil ✓
- D. On thin ice
Why not D: “On thin ice” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Speak of the devil. Select the phrase that means said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears is answered by Speak of the devil option C Option A Under the weather does not mat
Correct answer
C. Speak of the devil
Explanation
Select the phrase that means said when a person who was just being discussed unexpectedly appears is answered by Speak of the devil option C Option A Under the weather does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Speak of the devil Option B Cut corners does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Speak of the devil Remaining alternatives On thin ice fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Speak of the devil 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.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, phrases
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