Question
In each of the following questions, three statements
are given with an idiom highlighted in bold. You have to select the answer choice that represents the combination of statements in which the idiom has been correctly used. The previous smartphone model sold like hot cakes as soon as it was released. 2.) Despite her efforts, she felt like she was running around in circles trying to please everyone. 3.) Winning the lottery put her on cloud nine for weeks.Solution
Solution Sold like hot cakes- sold out quickly. Running around in circles- putting efforts into something that is not worth it. On cloud nine - be extremely happy and excited. 1 is correct, as the sentence seeks to convey that the previous smartphone model sold out quickly after it had been released. 2 is correct, as the sentence tells us that despite making efforts, the person felt like putting in those efforts was worthless. 3 is incorrect, as the sentence tells us that winning the lottery made the person very happy. Thus, E is the correct answer.
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