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____________.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
We're all packed and ready to go; we can leave at the drop of a hat.
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
1 - Five o\'clock face2 - Five o\'clock shadow3 - Five o\'clock look4 - Five o\'clock gaze5 - None of these
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