Fill in the blank with the correct idiom from the options given below:-
Despite all the difficulties, she never gave up because she believed that ____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → every cloud has a silver lining
Every cloud has a silver lining means every difficult situation has some hope or good side to it, just as a dark cloud shines at its edge when the sun is behind it. She did not give up in spite of her difficulties because she believed something good would come out of them, so this idiom completes the sentence.
Example: He lost his job but found a better one; every cloud has a silver lining.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: a penny for your thoughts — Incorrect. This is a way of asking someone who is quiet what they are thinking; it is not a belief that keeps one going.
Example: You look lost; a penny for your thoughts?
Option 2: hit the nail on the head — Incorrect. To hit the nail on the head means to say something that is precisely right; it has nothing to do with facing difficulties.
Example: You hit the nail on the head when you said the problem was poor planning.
Option 4: burn the midnight oil — Incorrect. To burn the midnight oil means to work or study late into the night. It describes hard work, not a belief, so it does not fit after "she believed that".
Example: Before the exams, Ravi burnt the midnight oil every day.