Practice Test Discussion

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom / phrase/ word.

By initiating the fight with Sakshi in office, Kajal had killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

[IBPS(SO), 2012]

By initiating the fight with Sakshi in office, Kajal had left her speechless

Kajal had ruined her chances of success by picking a fight with Sakshi in office

Kajal had exacted her revenge by picking a fight with Sakshi in office

Kajal had hurt Sakshi by picking a fight with her in office

By inititating the fight with Sakshi in office, Kajal had missed getting the golden egg

Explanation

The following are the meaning and sample sentence for the given idiom/ phrase/ word.

Meaning: Kajal had ruined her chances of success by picking a fight with Sakshi in office.

Sample sentence: His parents think that giving up football for music will be akin to killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

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