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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold someone or something at bay.

Option 1: Trap or corner a person or animal being hunted or chased

Option 2: To seek punishment for a person or group

Option 3: Prevent someone or something from moving closer

Option 4: To thrive or to grow very successfully


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Prevent someone or something from moving closer


Solution : The correct choice is the third option .

Hold someone or something at bay is an idiom, which means to prevent someone or something unpleasant from harming you. This makes the third option the appropriate choice, which states, " prevent someone or something from moving closer".

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