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    Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with an idiom/phrase printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four alternatives. Find out which option should replace the phrase/idiom given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.

    People want us to join the gun and do something instantaneous but these things have to be done properly.

    A jam the gun Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B jolt the gun Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C josh the gun Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D jump the gun Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct expression is ‘jump the gun’. It means ‘to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it’. People want us to jump the gun and do something instantaneous but these things have to be done properly.

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