Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In a soup
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "In trouble."
Key Points
- The idiom "in a soup" is used to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation or "in trouble."
- An example of using "in a soup" correctly is, "After losing his job and his wallet in the same week, he really was in a soup."
- It implies being in a state of confusion or a problematic circumstance from which it is hard to extricate oneself.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 4". Additional Information
- "Extremely short of money" is more commonly expressed as "in a pinch" or "strapped for cash."
- "To exhibit cowardice" does not relate to the idiom "in a soup."
- "To get nothing" is not a meaning associated with this idiom.
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