Directions: For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given underlined in the sentence. We should give a wide berth to bad characters.

Step-by-step solution

To give someone or something a wide berth: to keep a reasonable distance from someone or something; to steer clear (of someone or something). Ex. The dog we are approaching is very mean. Better give it a wide berth. Ex. The sad state of journalism in India was on display this Monday when the nation's leading newspapers gave a wide berth to the farmers' march in Maharashtra. Option A is hence the correct answer.