Choose the idiom that best fills the blank:
To get one small spelling mistake corrected in her Aadhaar card, my grandmother had to ______ for almost two months.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → jump through hoops
Complete sentence: To get one small spelling mistake corrected in her Aadhaar card, my grandmother had to jump through hoops for almost two months.
| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Bury the hatchet | end a quarrel and become friends again | The two cousins finally buried the hatchet at their sister’s wedding. |
| (2) Jump through hoops (answer) | go through many difficult or tiring steps to get something done (fits two months of paperwork) | Parents often have to jump through hoops to get a school admission form accepted. |
| (3) Cry wolf | give false alarms so often that people stop believing you | Rahul cried wolf about stomach aches so often that his mother stopped believing him. |
| (4) Spill the beans | tell a secret | Neha spilled the beans about the surprise party a day early. |