Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Give a piece of one's mind

Options:

To advise someone

To donate something valuable

To rebuke someone strongly

To share one's ideas

Correct Answer:

To rebuke someone strongly

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "give a piece of one's mind" is >To rebuke someone strongly.<

This idiom is used to describe someone who is expressing their strong disapproval or disagreement with someone else's actions or words. The image of giving someone a piece of your mind is a metaphor for giving them a verbal lashing.

For example, you might say that you gave your friend a piece of your mind if you told them off for doing something wrong.

The other options are not correct.

  • To advise someone does not mean give a piece of one's mind.
  • To donate something valuable does not mean give a piece of one's mind.
  • To share one's ideas does not mean give a piece of one's mind.