Which of the following best explains the idiom 'Put all your eggs in one basket'?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Idioms and Phrases question asks: Which of the following best explains the idiom 'Put all your eggs in one basket'? The correct choice is A. To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture. 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. To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture ✓
- B. An obvious problem or issue that everyone is aware of but avoids discussing
Why not B: “An obvious problem or issue that everyone is aware of but avoids discussing” does not fit this question. The answer is To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture.
- C. What a person does matters more than what they say
Why not C: “What a person does matters more than what they say” does not fit this question. The answer is To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture.
- D. An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things
Why not D: “An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things” does not fit this question. The answer is To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture.
Correct answer
A. To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture
Explanation
To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture is the term that matches “Which of the following best explains the idiom 'Put all your eggs in one basket'” (option A). Option B (An obvious problem or issue that everyone is aware of but avoids discussing) does not fit this question. Option C (What a person does matters more than what they say) does not fit this question. Option D (An ideal situation combining the advantages of two different things) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is To risk everything on the success of a single plan or venture.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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