2002 · Q14
The world is one's oyster
General EnglishVocabulary
- AOne feels that nobody in the world would help him/her.
- BThe feeling one gets when he lands in an unfamiliar country.
- COne is able to enjoy all the pleasures and opportunities that life has to offer.
- DWhen one has an uphill task to perform
Explanation
'The world is one's oyster' means that the whole world of pleasures and opportunities is open to one — one is free to enjoy everything life offers. Option (A) describes helplessness, (B) culture shock and (D) a difficult task, none of which matches the idiom's optimistic sense. Hence (C) is correct.