IIFT 2019 Question Paper | VARCs

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Choose the option that best describes the meaning of each of the following idioms and phrases:

Question 28 : To flog a dead horse :

1. To do a thing in vain
2. To act in a foolish way
3. To criticize strongly
4. Try to revive interest in a subject that is out of date

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Explanatory Answer

To flog a dead horse is to waste energy on a lost cause, i.e. to do something in vain.

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The question is " To flog a dead horse : "

Hence, the answer is 'Try to revive interest in a subject that is out of date'

Choice D is the correct answer.