Choose the appropriate meaning of the idioms from the choices given To move…
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Choose the appropriate meaning of the idioms from the choices given
To move heaven and earth
- A.
To cause an earthquake
- B.
To try everything possible
- C.
To pray to all gods
- D.
To travel in a rocket
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Correct answer: B
Correct meaning: To try everything possible.
Explanation: The idiom "to move heaven and earth" means to do everything one can or use every possible means to make something happen.
Example: "I had to move heaven and earth to get a flight home at Christmastime."
Why the other choices are incorrect:
"To cause an earthquake" is a literal reading and does not reflect the idiomatic sense of making every possible effort.
"To pray to all gods" suggests a religious or literal action rather than exerting all efforts to achieve a goal.
"To travel in a rocket" is unrelated and takes the phrase in a literal, technological sense instead of as an idiom about effort.