Question

For some, good education is a necessary evil to get a chance at a better life.

Q: Answer-For some, good education is a necessary evil to get a chance at a better life.

A NECESSARY EVIL refers to soemthing that unpleasant but must be doneaccepted in order to acheive a particular goal.

In the sentence given below, an idiom/phrasal verb has been highlighted in bold. Given below it are five options, out of which you need to find the one which has the same meaning as the idiom/phrasal verb used in the sentence and can successfully replace the idiom/phrasal verb without changing the meaning of the sentence.

A painful in present

B comforting in future

C pleasant but difficult

D something unpleasant that must be done

E something that looks difficult but isn't

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