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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Trying to find my lost ring in the college is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Option 1: Doing something impossible

Option 2: Making a big deal of a small thing

Option 3: Doing something secretly

Option 4: Doing something unimportant


Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Doing something impossible


Solution : The first option is the correct answer.

The idiom looking for a needle in a haystack is used to convey the idea of attempting to find something extremely difficult or nearly impossible due to the vastness of the search area. In the context of the sentence, searching for a lost ring in a college is likened to the challenge of finding a needle in a haystack, emphasising the difficulty and improbability of the task.

Therefore, the correct answer is doing something impossible.

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