2025 · Q34
In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
A stitch in time saves nine
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ATying up complex matters with clever manoeuvres
- BPoking at something repeatedly to rescue a situation
- CMaking unlikely connections among disparate subjects
- DTimely addressal of a problem prevents future exacerbation of the same
Explanation
The proverb means that fixing a small problem promptly prevents it from growing into one needing nine stitches — timely action now saves greater trouble later. It is not about clever manoeuvres, repeated poking, or unlikely connections. Option (d) states the meaning.