Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

To end in smoke

Options:

To do one's duty well

To not agree to something

To be the cause of a quarrel

To come to nothing

Correct Answer:

To come to nothing

Explanation:

The idiom "to end in smoke" means "to come to nothing" or "to fail". So the answer is >

(d) To come to nothing

The other options are incorrect.

  • "To do one's duty well" is not an idiom.
  • "To not agree to something" is the idiom "to disagree".
  • "To be the cause of a quarrel" is the idiom "to start a quarrel".