Practice Test Discussion

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

As the situation got out of control, the speaker of the Parliament tried to put oil over troubled waters.

[RBI Grade-B, 2010]

The speaker tried to calm the situation

The speaker tried to take advantage of the situation

The speaker jumped into the fight

The speaker remained indifferent to the situation.

None of the above

Explanation

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

Meaning: Put oil over troubled waters— Attempt to calm a problematic situation

Sample sentence: The twins are quarreling so I'd best go pour oil on troubled waters.

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