2010 · Q70
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).
I am afraid you two are at cross purpose.
Underlined part: are at cross purpose.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Aare at cross-purposes
- Bare in cross-purposes
- Care at a cross-purpose
- Dare with cross-purposes
Explanation
The correct idiom is 'at cross-purposes' (misunderstanding each other).