2021 · Q46
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.
Turncoat
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- AExpert at altering coats
- BSomeone who deserts one group to join another
- CA truly dishonest person
- DGoing round and round in a court of law
Explanation
A 'turncoat' is someone who deserts one group to join an opposing one, from the image of turning one's coat inside out. A is literal, C is too general, and D invents a legal sense. Thus the correct choice is (B) "Someone who deserts one group to join another".