2025 · Q32
Directions: In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that most appropriately describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Twist of the knife
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ASlicing through the difficulties that one faces in life
- BTo accept defeat in the face of an enemy
- CThe last thrust of a difficult operation
- DTo make someone who is already feeling bad, feel worse with one's words or actions
Explanation
To "twist the knife" is to aggravate an existing wound — metaphorically, to make someone who is already suffering feel worse through words or actions. It has nothing to do with slicing through difficulties, accepting defeat, or a final operational thrust. Option (D) states the idiom's meaning.