Question : Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Blue blood is not necessarily a guarantee of one’s public decorum.

Option 1: A person belonging to a middle-class family.

Option 2: A person belonging to an honest family.

Option 3: A person belonging to a poor family.

Option 4: A person belonging to a high family.


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: A person belonging to a high family.


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

The underlined idiom blue blood in this sentence refers to a person belonging to a high or noble family. It suggests that having a noble lineage does not automatically ensure good manners or proper behaviour in public.

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