Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get someone's goat

Options:

To cheat someone

To hurt someone

To irritate someone

To abuse someone

Correct Answer:

To irritate someone

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "get someone's goat" is to irritate someone.

This idiom is used to describe something that annoys or upsets someone, especially in a playful or teasing way. It is often used to describe something that is done intentionally to annoy someone.

The other options for the meaning of the idiom are not as accurate.

  • To cheat someone does not typically describe something that is done to annoy someone.
  • To hurt someone does not typically describe something that is done in a playful or teasing way.
  • To abuse someone is a more serious term that is not typically used in the context of this idiom.