Question
Interns are neither fish nor fowl
. In each question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom / Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.Solution
The expression ‘neither fish nor fowl’ means ‘of indefinite character and difficult to identify or classify.’
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