2021 · Q41
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate response from among (a), (b), (c) or (d), and mark your response in the answer sheet accordingly.
Forty winks
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- AWinking forty times
- BSleep disorders
- CLong sleeping hours
- DA short sleep during the day
Explanation
'Forty winks' is the idiom for a short sleep during the day. A is a literal misreading, B confuses it with a disorder, and C contradicts the 'forty' (brief) sense. Thus the correct choice is (D) "A short sleep during the day".