2024 · Q16
Directions: 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 meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
**A watched pot never boils**
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ASurveillance destroys creativity
- BTo experience failure due to over eagerness
- CTo have no chance of achieving something
- DDesperate anticipation makes time drag on
Explanation
A watched pot never boils means that time seems to drag when you anxiously await something. It does not concern surveillance, failure, or hopelessness. Only option D captures the idea of desperate anticipation making time pass slowly.