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Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence.
The hotel claimed to have luxurious rooms, but when we went there, we found the rooms so small and cramped that there was no room to swing a cat .

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The idiom no room to swing a cat is used to describe a very small or cramped space. In the given sentence, the hotel claimed to have luxurious rooms, but they turned out to be extremely small and confined, fitting the meaning of the idiom perfectly.

A finding yourself in a situation that doesn't suit you

B a crowded or cramped space

C something with a random or unpredictable outcome

D to make a joke of something that should be treated seriously

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Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence. The hotel claimed to have luxurious rooms, but when we went there, we found the rooms so small and cramped that there was no room to swing a cat .

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Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence.
The hotel claimed to have luxurious rooms, but when we went there, we found the rooms so small and cramped that there was no room to swing a cat .