Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Lose your touch

Options:

Doing someone a favour in hopes that the favour will be returned

To be passed from one person to another

Not being as successful as previously

Something being very difficult to find

Correct Answer:

Not being as successful as previously

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "lose your touch" is not being as successful as previously.

The idiom is used to describe someone who is no longer as good at something as they used to be. For example, you might say that a musician has lost their touch if they are no longer able to play as well as they used to, or that a writer has lost their touch if they are no longer able to write as well as they used to.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the idiom.

  • Doing someone a favour in hopes that the favour will be returned is the meaning of the idiom "return the favour".
  • To be passed from one person to another is the meaning of the idiom "to pass the buck".
  • Something being very difficult to find is the meaning of the idiom "to be like finding a needle in a haystack".