Question

Select the most appropriate idiom in the given context to fill in the sentence.

I could make out that the conversation was leading to a fight so I____________.

A cut corners Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B nipped it in the bud Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C made a song and a dance Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D killed two birds with a stone Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

I could make out that the conversation was leading to a fight so I nipped it in the bud. nip in the bud: to stop something at an early stage cut corners: to do something quickly and not as well as you should make a song and dance: to make something more important than it is so

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