Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Rack and ruin'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Rack and ruin'.

A. A clean condition

B. A storage rack

C. A state of decay or destruction

D. A building

Answer: Option C

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It means dilapidation.

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B. Work done for pleasure rather than reward

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D. A difficult job

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C. I heard it from a secret source

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D. To accept easily

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