Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Draw the line at something

Options:

Accept something up to a particular point

Agreeing to an idea

Making pencil sketches

Coming to a conclusion

Correct Answer:

Accept something up to a particular point

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "draw the line at something" is accept something up to a particular point. It is an informal expression that means to refuse to do something beyond a certain point. The idiom is thought to have originated in the early 1800s, and it is believed to be a reference to the act of drawing a physical line to indicate a boundary.

The other options for the meaning of the idiom are incorrect. Agreeing to an idea does not involve drawing a line. Making pencil sketches is not an idiom, and it does not involve drawing a line. Coming to a conclusion is not an idiom, and it does not involve drawing a line.