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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 28

Topic: Idioms and phrases

Directions · Q26 to Q30

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Select the most appropriate response from the options (a), (b), (c) or (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q28

Be in the eye of the storm

  1. (a) to look at something quickly
  2. (b) to fail miserably at a sport
  3. (c) to see something that you do not want to see
  4. (d) to be in the midst of a controversyCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) to be in the midst of a controversy

  1. To be in the eye of the storm is to be at the centre of a difficult or controversial situation.
  2. Option (d) gives the figurative meaning rather than a literal meaning of eye.