Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Make a mountain out of a molehill'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Make a mountain out of a molehill'.

A. To climb a hill

B. To exaggerate a small problem

C. To create a landscape

D. To ignore an issue

Answer: Option B

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It means to make a minor issue seem much bigger.

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A. A healthy chicken

B. A cooked chicken

C. Calm and composed

D. Acting in a panicked, chaotic way

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Correct Answer: Option D

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It means behaving frantically without control.

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Feel the pinch'.

A. To feel pain

B. To enjoy luxury

C. To experience financial difficulty

D. To be pinched

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Correct Answer: Option C

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It means to suffer from lack of money.

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Horns of a dilemma'.

A. A musical dilemma

B. Between two equally difficult choices

C. An easy choice

D. A bull's horns

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Correct Answer: Option B

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It means facing a tough decision.

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