Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the phrase.

"To be on the wane -"

Options:

to complain

to cherish

to be on boat

to be diminishing

Correct Answer:

to be diminishing

Explanation:

"To be on the wane" means to be diminishing.

To be on the wane" means to be gradually decreasing in size, quantity, or intensity. It suggests a decline or slow fading away.