Question
Which of the following statements correctly use the idiom ' pour oil on troubled waters' by substituting the highlighted words?
Which of the following statements correctly use the idiom ' pour oil on troubled waters' by substituting the highlighted words?
A. If you unnecessarily interfere in others' affairs , you will suffer yourselves.
B. Fed up with frequent strikes, the management decided to , deal with the situation decisively.
C. The government ordered a judicial enquiry into the communal riots in a bid to pacify the situation .
D. From his behaviour it is obvious that someone has prejudiced him against me
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