Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A cry in the wilderness
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is OPTION 3- A useless cry
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The idiom "a cry in the wilderness" means a warning, complaint, or appeal that is ignored or not listened to — as if shouting into an empty wilderness where no one hears you.
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It refers to a useless or unheard cry, with no effect.
The other options for the meaning of the idiom are not accurate. To reach a crisis means to come to a point of great difficulty or danger. To be ruined means to be brought to financial or moral ruin. To decide the matter means to reach a conclusion or settlement on a matter.