2021 · Q11
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Be in eclipse
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ALess successful
- BFeeling happy
- CVery successful
- DBeing defeated
Explanation
'Be in eclipse' means to be in a period of reduced success or obscurity — as when the moon is eclipsed and darkened. The closest option is (a) 'Less successful'. 'Very successful' and 'Feeling happy' are opposites, and 'Being defeated' is too strong. Hence (a), matching the official key.