Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

"To Brush aside someone "

Options:

Hitting sideways by car

Push away someone

To disillusion

To treat something as not important

Correct Answer:

To treat something as not important

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to brush aside someone" is to treat something as not important. The idiom comes from the literal meaning of brushing something aside, which is to move it out of the way or to ignore it. In the same way, when someone "brushes aside" someone else, they are treating them as not important or not worth their time.

The other options are not as accurate. Hitting sideways by car is not an idiom, and it does not mean to treat someone as not important. Push away someone is not an idiom either, and it does not mean to treat someone as not important. To disillusion is to dispel someone's illusions or misconceptions, and it is not the same as to treat someone as not important.