What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat'?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat'?”
The accepted answer is B. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat' option B Option A To understand the hidden or implied meaning of something beyond its literal words does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act Option C Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act Remaining alternatives An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things fall outside the same rule.
- A. To understand the hidden or implied meaning of something beyond its literal words
Why not A: “To understand the hidden or implied meaning of something beyond its literal words” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat' option B Option A To understand the hidden or implied meanin
- B. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act ✓
- C. Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success
Why not C: “Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat' option B Option A To understand the hidden or implied meanin
- D. An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things
Why not D: “An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat' option B Option A To understand the hidden or implied meanin
Correct answer
B. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act
Explanation
To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Miss the boat' option B Option A To understand the hidden or implied meaning of something beyond its literal words does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act Option C Effort and hardship are necessary in order to achieve success does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act Remaining alternatives An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things fall outside the same rule.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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