Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

 

" At the eleventh hour   "

Options:

Eleven O' Clock in afternoon

At crucial time

Doing something at last moment

A religious ceremony

Correct Answer:

Doing something at last moment

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "at the eleventh hour" is doing something at the last moment. The idiom comes from the idea of the eleventh hour being the last hour before midnight, or the last possible moment to do something. In a figurative sense, to say that someone is "doing something at the eleventh hour" means that they are doing it very late, or just in time.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. Eleven O' Clock in afternoon is not the same as doing something at the last moment. A religious ceremony is not typically associated with the idiom "at the eleventh hour."