2017 · Q107
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The institution decided to give Mrs. Roy’s job to her son not because she was a social worker, but because she had died in harness.
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- Adied after retirement
- Bdied before retirement
- Cdied while riding a horse
- Ddied for a great cause
Explanation
'To die in harness' means to die while still actively working - before retirement. It has nothing to do with horses (C), retirement already taken (A), or a noble cause (D). The son gets the job precisely because the mother died while still in service. Hence option B.