Question

    Each of the following five items carries a phrase/idiom.

    Select the correct answer out of the four given choices (a), (b), (c) or (d) which conveys the closest meaning of the given phrase/idiom. To go for the jugular?
    A To work very hard for the success. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B To make a fierce destructive attack on the weakest point in an opponent's argument. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C To go in for the costliest thing. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D To go in for dishonest means. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    To go for the jugular means to attack quickly and savagely in the most vicious and effective way possible.

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