Question

    Select the most appropriate idiom in the given context

    to fill in the sentence. I could make out that the conversation was leading to a fight so I____________.
    A cut corners Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B nipped it in the bud Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C made a song and a dance Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D killed two birds with a stone Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    I could make out that the conversation was leading to a fight so I nipped it in the bud. nip in the bud: to stop something at an early stage cut corners: to do something quickly and not as well as you should make a song and dance: to make something more important than it is so

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