Which idiom means: in a difficult or troublesome situation?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Which idiom means: in a difficult or troublesome situation?”
The accepted answer is C. In hot water. In hot water is the person body or term that satisfies Which idiom means in a difficult or troublesome situation option C Option A Barking up the wrong tree does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In hot water Option B Bite off more than you can chew does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In hot water Remaining alternatives Hit the books fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once In hot water 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.
- A. Barking up the wrong tree
Why not A: “Barking up the wrong tree” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. In hot water. In hot water is the person body or term that satisfies Which idiom means in a difficult or troublesome situation option C Option A Barking up the wrong tree does not match the stem
- B. Bite off more than you can chew
Why not B: “Bite off more than you can chew” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. In hot water. In hot water is the person body or term that satisfies Which idiom means in a difficult or troublesome situation option C Option A Barking up the wrong tree does not match the stem
- C. In hot water ✓
- D. Hit the books
Why not D: “Hit the books” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. In hot water. In hot water is the person body or term that satisfies Which idiom means in a difficult or troublesome situation option C Option A Barking up the wrong tree does not match the stem
Correct answer
C. In hot water
Explanation
In hot water is the person body or term that satisfies Which idiom means in a difficult or troublesome situation option C Option A Barking up the wrong tree does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In hot water Option B Bite off more than you can chew does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In hot water Remaining alternatives Hit the books fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once In hot water 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.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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