Idioms and phrases: Choose the correct meaning of the expression. The idiom is: "To put one's hand to plough". Select the option that best conveys the intended meaning.
Verbal Ability
Idioms and Phrases
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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ATo take up agricultural farming
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BTo take a difficult task
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CTo get entangled into unnecessary things
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DTake interest in technical work
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ENone of these
Answer
Correct Answer: To take a difficult task
Explanation
Given data
- Idiom: "to put one's hand to the plough".
- Task: Identify the intended figurative meaning.
Concept/ApproachIn English, this expression means to begin a demanding task in earnest and persevere, not to literally start farming.
Option analysisA is a literal misreading (actual farming).B matches the figurative sense: undertake a difficult task seriously.C suggests needless involvement, which the idiom does not imply.D shifts to technical work; not part of the idiom's meaning.E is unnecessary because B is correct.
Common pitfallsConfusing idiomatic sense with literal agriculture.
Final AnswerTo take a difficult task