Idiom and comparison meaning: interpret "no match for/to" in context Sentence: "The food in this hotel is no match to what we were forced to eat at late hours in Hotel Kohinoor." Choose the option that best conveys this meaning.
Verbal Ability
Completing Statements
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AThe food in this hotel is quite good compared to what we ate at kohinoor
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BHotel kohinoor served us good quality food than what we get here
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CBoth hotels have maintained good quality of food
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DBoth hotels serve poor quality of food
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Eit is better to eat food than remain hungry
Answer
Correct Answer: Hotel kohinoor served us good quality food than what we get here
Explanation
Given data
- Idiom: "X is no match for/to Y" → X is inferior to Y.
- Here: X = food in this hotel; Y = what we ate at Hotel Kohinoor (late hours).
Concept/ApproachApply the idiom: the present hotel's food is poorer than Kohinoor's food. Pick the option that states Kohinoor's food is better.
Option analysisHotel kohinoor served us good quality food than what we get here — despite minor infelicities, it encodes "Kohinoor better than here." ✅The food here is quite good compared to Kohinoor — reverses the idiom's direction.Options (c), (d), (e) do not reflect the comparative judgement.
Common pitfalls
- Misreading "no match" as "equal to" rather than "inferior to".
Final AnswerHotel kohinoor served us good quality food than what we get here.