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

Miss the boat

Option 1: To do something carefully

Option 2: To lose an opportunity

Option 3: To reach the end

Option 4: To settle down at a place


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: To lose an opportunity


Solution : The second option is the correct choice.

The idiom miss the boat is often used metaphorically to convey the idea of failing to take advantage of an opportunity or arriving too late to benefit from a situation. In a figurative sense, if someone misses the boat, he has failed to seize an opportunity or has arrived too late to participate in or benefit from a particular situation.

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