2017 · Q111
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.
In spite of his hard work, he was made a scapegoat for the failure of the project.
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- Afreed from any responsibility for
- Bsuspected of causing
- Cblamed without reason for
- Dwas severely punished for
Explanation
A scapegoat is one made to bear blame that belongs elsewhere - blamed without reason. 'Freed from responsibility' is the opposite, 'suspected of causing' is weaker than being blamed, and 'severely punished' adds a punishment the idiom does not imply. Hence option C.