2021 · Q49
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.
Under the table
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- AWork under difficult circumstances
- BWorking undercover
- CWorking under furniture
- DMaking or receiving payments surreptitiously
Explanation
'Under the table' means making or receiving payments surreptitiously — hidden like something passed beneath a table. A, B and C are literal misreadings. Thus the correct choice is (D) "Making or receiving payments surreptitiously".