Practicing Success
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom: " A Dead Ringer" |
A blank call A person having low spirits Identical to something/someone None of these |
Identical to something/someone |
The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "a dead ringer" is identical to something/someone. This idiom comes from the literal meaning of the phrase, which is a horse that is an exact copy of another horse. However, the phrase came to be used figuratively to describe someone or something that is exactly the same as another person or thing. For example, if you see someone who looks exactly like your friend, you might say that they are "a dead ringer" for your friend. Or, if you hear a song that sounds exactly like another song, you might say that it is "a dead ringer" for the other song. |