Choose the correct option which best explains the meaning of the idiom “To give up the ghost” || ADRE 1.0 SLRC 2022 PAPER-IV SOLVED QUESTIONS

Question:

Choose the correct option which best explains the meaning of the idiom “To give up the ghost”. 


    (A) To exorcise a ghost 

    (B) To die 

    (C) To be possessed by the devil 

    (D) To worship the devil


Answer:


Option

Meaning

Explanation

(A)

To exorcise a ghost

Incorrect. This option does not capture the idiomatic meaning.

(B)

To die

Correct. The idiom "to give up the ghost" means to die.

(C)

To be possessed by the devil

Incorrect. The idiom does not refer to possession by a devil.

(D)

To worship the devil

Incorrect. The idiom is unrelated to devil worship.


"To give up the ghost" is an idiom that means to die or to cease functioning.


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