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    Question

    Directions : In the following question, three

    statements are given with an idiom highlighted in bold. You have to select the answer choice that has the combination of statements in which the idiom or phrase has been correctly used.  I. The poor are the most affected as they cannot afford to live in gated communities that somehow manage to be fit as a fiddle. II. Many players go down in history because they're successful, but few are remembered for their magic. III. The manager was suggesting high targets during the meeting and the employees accused him of having his head in the clouds.
    A Only I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only I & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ​ (As) fit as a fiddle - In very good health. As this idiom is used in reference to a person, its usage is incorrect. Go down in history - Be remembered or recorded in history. Have one's head in the clouds - (of a person) be out of touch with reality; be daydreaming. Only the second and third sentences use the idioms correctly. Option B is the right answer.

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