Choose the phrase that completes the given idiom:-
It is wisely said, "_____ gathers no moss."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A rolling stone
The complete proverb is "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Moss grows only on a stone that stays still. The proverb means that a person who keeps moving from place to place or job to job never settles, and so gains no lasting wealth, friends or skills.
Example: He changed jobs five times in two years; a rolling stone gathers no moss.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: A sleeping dog — Incorrect. A sleeping dog belongs to a different proverb, "Let sleeping dogs lie", which means do not stir up an old problem that is quiet now.
Example: They had settled the quarrel long ago, so I decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
Option 3: A flying bird — Incorrect. No proverb is built on "a flying bird gathers no moss"; the phrase does not complete any known saying.
Option 4: An empty vessel — Incorrect. It comes from "Empty vessels make the most noise", meaning people who know little talk the most.
Example: He boasts all day but knows nothing; empty vessels make the most noise.