English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Idioms & Phrases
Directions: In each of the given questions, three sentences are...
Directions: In each of the given questions, three sentences are given with a phrase/idiom highlighted in bold. You have to select the answer choice that states the combination of statements in which the idiom has been correctly used.
I.& The autobiography of Karan Johar has divulged& skeleton in the closet.
II.& After he was cut by the team, he& turned over a new leaf& and quibbled to the authorities.
III.& I have done the research literature into Human Behavior and training in psychology so I can not be in a position to& sit on the fence.
Options
- AOnly I and II
- BOnly II and III
- COnly III
- DOnly I
Correct answer
D. Only I
Step-by-step solution
Skeleton in the closet& means some facts kept as a secret due to fear of society. Thus statement I renders the correct meaning of the idiom& in a way that the autobiography has revealed such secrets.
Turned over a new leaf& means to make a fresh start or to improvise oneself. Statement II renders an opposite connotation to the actual meaning of the idiom. As the employee turned over a new leaf means he improved his behavior, then there is no sense of making complaint to the authorities.
Sit on the fence& means to be neutral. Statement III therefore does not give the correct idea of the idiom, as the one who has done a research in human behavior and training in pyschology can easily be in such a position where one remains neutral and good to both the sides.
Since only statement I renders the correct meaning of idiom.
Hence option D is correct.
Turned over a new leaf& means to make a fresh start or to improvise oneself. Statement II renders an opposite connotation to the actual meaning of the idiom. As the employee turned over a new leaf means he improved his behavior, then there is no sense of making complaint to the authorities.
Sit on the fence& means to be neutral. Statement III therefore does not give the correct idea of the idiom, as the one who has done a research in human behavior and training in pyschology can easily be in such a position where one remains neutral and good to both the sides.
Since only statement I renders the correct meaning of idiom.
Hence option D is correct.