Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

 

" To cut the crackle "

Options:

Cutting iron chains

Stop talking unnecessarily 

Cutting something and making noise

Feeling sick or unwell

Correct Answer:

Stop talking unnecessarily 

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to cut the crackle" is stop talking unnecessarily. The idiom comes from the idea of cutting something that is making a lot of noise, such as a piece of wood that is crackling. In a figurative sense, to say that someone is "cutting the crackle" means that they are telling someone to stop talking or making a lot of noise.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. Cutting iron chains is not the same as stopping talking unnecessarily. Cutting something and making noise is not typically associated with the idiom "to cut the crackle." Feeling sick or unwell is not typically associated with the idiom "to cut the crackle."