2016 · Q6
Rivalry between the two clans has become water under the bridge means
General EnglishVocabulary
- AThe rivalry continues
- BIt has become a thing of the past
- CIt connects the two clans
- DIt is not forgotten
Explanation
“Water under the bridge” means something belonging to the past that is no longer important or worth disputing — the rivalry is over and forgotten. Options (A), (C), and (D) all imply the rivalry continues or still matters, which contradicts the idiom. Hence (B).