Select the phrase that means: to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Select the phrase that means: to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed.”
The accepted answer is B. Cry over spilt milk. Select the phrase that means to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed is answered by Cry over spilt milk option B Option A Piece of cake does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Cry over spilt milk Option C Spill the beans does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Cry over spilt milk Remaining alternatives Costs an arm and a leg fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Cry over spilt milk is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this distinction.
- A. Piece of cake
Why not A: “Piece of cake” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Cry over spilt milk. Select the phrase that means to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed is answered by Cry over spilt milk option B Option A Piece of cake d
- B. Cry over spilt milk ✓
- C. Spill the beans
Why not C: “Spill the beans” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Cry over spilt milk. Select the phrase that means to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed is answered by Cry over spilt milk option B Option A Piece of cake d
- D. Costs an arm and a leg
Why not D: “Costs an arm and a leg” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Cry over spilt milk. Select the phrase that means to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed is answered by Cry over spilt milk option B Option A Piece of cake d
Correct answer
B. Cry over spilt milk
Explanation
Select the phrase that means to worry uselessly about something that has already happened and cannot be changed is answered by Cry over spilt milk option B Option A Piece of cake does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Cry over spilt milk Option C Spill the beans does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Cry over spilt milk Remaining alternatives Costs an arm and a leg fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Cry over spilt milk 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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