Question

    Choose suitable words from the options to fill in the blanks.

    He wants to help his sister financially, but his

    ____________, because he got fired from his job.
    A Back is against the wall Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Looking for an offramp Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Galvanising support Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Unanimous agreement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E none of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The idiom ‘back against the wall’ means ‘to have very serious problems that limit the ways in which you can act.’ It is correct here. Other phrases are incorrect.

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