What is meant by the expression 'Get out of hand'?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases question asks: What is meant by the expression 'Get out of hand'? The correct choice is B. To become difficult to control. 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. Practical, sensible, and unpretentious
Why not A: “Practical, sensible, and unpretentious” does not fit this question. The answer is To become difficult to control.
- B. To become difficult to control ✓
- C. To decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being
Why not C: “To decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being” does not fit this question. The answer is To become difficult to control.
- D. Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once
Why not D: “Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once” does not fit this question. The answer is To become difficult to control.
Correct answer
B. To become difficult to control
Explanation
To become difficult to control is the value that answers “What is meant by the expression 'Get out of hand'” (option B). Option A (Practical, sensible, and unpretentious) does not fit this question. Option C (To decide to stop doing something for the rest of the time being) does not fit this question. Option D (Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is To become difficult to control.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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