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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. I can’t still wrap my head around the news that he decided to call it quits. II. Queen Elizabeth gave the cold shoulder to President Obama for breaking protocol offering a toast

Options

  1. AOnly I
  2. BOnly III
  3. COnly I and II
  4. DOnly II and III

Correct answer

C. Only I and II

Step-by-step solution

I. Wrap your head around something means to comprehend something that one considers confusing, or a foreign concept. The statement conveys this meaning and is correct. II. Give someone the cold shoulder means to Ignore someone. The statement conveys this meaning and is correct. III. Cut the mustard means to do a good job. The statement here is absurd and does not convey this meaning. Hence, option C is correct.

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