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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence.

Everything in the mansion was in great confusion after the robbery.

Option 1: pick holes

Option 2: pell-mell

Option 3: turn over a new leaf

Option 4: damp squib


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Correct Answer: pell-mell


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

Pell-mell means in a disorderly, chaotic, or hurried manner. In the context of the sentence, it conveys that everything in the mansion was in a state of great confusion or disorder after the robbery.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Pick holes: Finding faults or flaws in something.
  • Turn over a new leaf: Making a positive change or starting afresh.
  • Damp squib: Something that fails to meet expectations or disappoints, often used to describe an anticlimactic event or action.

Therefore, the correct answer is pell-mell.

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