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.

Given data

• Idiom: "to put one's hand to the plough".
• Task: Identify the intended figurative meaning.

Concept/Approach
In English, this expression means to begin a demanding task in earnest and persevere, not to literally start farming.

Option analysis
A 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 pitfalls
Confusing idiomatic sense with literal agriculture.

Final Answer
To take a difficult task