Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder'.

A. Being apart increases affection

B. Heart disease

C. Absence causes anger

D. Forgetting loved ones

Answer: Option A

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It means you love someone more when they are away.

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