Banking Exams English — Question 1906
Question
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To bite the dust'
- to eat food hurriedly
- to fail or be defeated
- to clean the floor
- to work very hard
Correct answer
B — to fail or be defeated
Explanation (English)
'To bite the dust' means to fail, be defeated, or die. The other options interpret the phrase literally or incorrectly.
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