Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To keep the wolf away form the door

Options:

Look at him angrily

To break a promise

To take great personal risk

To keep off poverty from oneself

Correct Answer:

To keep off poverty from oneself

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to keep the wolf away from the door" is to keep off poverty from oneself. This idiom comes from the idea that a wolf is a symbol of hunger and poverty. If you are able to "keep the wolf away from the door," then you are able to provide for yourself and your family and avoid poverty.

The other options do not fit the meaning of the idiom. Look at him angrily means to glare at someone. To break a promise means to go back on your word. To take great personal risk means to do something that could be dangerous or harmful.