Select the phrase that means: to risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases question asks: Select the phrase that means: to risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture. The correct choice is B. Put all your eggs in one basket. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. By the skin of your teeth
Why not A: “By the skin of your teeth” does not fit this question. The answer is Put all your eggs in one basket.
- B. Put all your eggs in one basket ✓
- C. No pain, no gain
Why not C: “No pain, no gain” does not fit this question. The answer is Put all your eggs in one basket.
- D. Barking up the wrong tree
Why not D: “Barking up the wrong tree” does not fit this question. The answer is Put all your eggs in one basket.
Correct answer
B. Put all your eggs in one basket
Explanation
Put all your eggs in one basket (option B) is the accepted answer to “Select the phrase that means: to risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture.”. Option A (By the skin of your teeth) does not fit this question. Option C (No pain, no gain) does not fit this question. Option D (Barking up the wrong tree) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is Put all your eggs in one basket.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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