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Fixed expression: complete the idiom meaning "not to be treated lightly" Fill the blank to complete the well-known caution: "Health is too important to be ______." Choose the option that best completes the idiomatic warning.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: trifled with

Explanation:


Given data

  • A cautionary sentence: "Health is too important to be ______."
  • We need the fixed phrase that expresses "must not be treated lightly".


Concept/Approach
The idiom is not to be trifled with (i.e., not to be treated lightly or carelessly). Hence, "Health is too important to be trifled with."


Option analysis
trifled with — correct idiomatic collocation. ✅neglected / ignored — grammatically possible but do not capture the set idiom.played with — informal and unidiomatic in this caution.


Usage note
The negative version is common: "X is not something to be trifled with."


Final Answer
trifled with

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