Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:- "To Cross the line"

Options:

Crossing over to another country

Doing something that is beyond general behaviour

Making amendments in a rule/law

Drawing of two intersecting lines

Correct Answer:

Doing something that is beyond general behaviour

Explanation:

 

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to cross the line" is doing something that is beyond general behavior. The idiom comes from the literal meaning of crossing a physical line, which is to go beyond a boundary. In the same way, when someone says that they have "crossed the line," they are saying that they have done something that is considered to be unacceptable or inappropriate.

The other options are not as accurate. Crossing over to another country means to travel to another country. Making amendments in a rule/law means to change a rule or law. Drawing of two intersecting lines means to draw two lines that cross each other. None of these meanings are the same as "doing something that is beyond general behavior."