To be in seventh heaven
- (a)To fly in the air
- (b)To be extremely happy
- (c)To be completely alone
- (d)To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world
Answer
B
Why
Correct — B, To be extremely happy. The idiom 'to be in seventh heaven' describes a state of intense joy or bliss; it is figurative and has nothing to do with literal height, so the answer that captures supreme happiness is right.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)To fly in the air — This reads 'heaven' literally as the sky; the idiom is figurative and refers to an emotional high, not physical flight.
- (c)To be completely alone — This describes solitude, but the idiom conveys elation, not isolation.
- (d)To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world — A trap built on the number 'seven'; the phrase means supreme happiness, not sightseeing.
Concept
An idiom item — 'in seventh heaven' is a fixed figurative expression for a state of extreme joy.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
What does the idiom 'on cloud nine' mean?
- (a)Very confused
- (b)Extremely happy
- (c)Very tired
- (d)Lost in the sky
Answer(b) Extremely happy — like 'in seventh heaven', it denotes great joy.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the meaning of the idiom 'walking on air'.
- (a)Feeling elated
- (b)Being careless
- (c)Travelling by plane
- (d)Being weightless
Answer(a) Feeling elated — an idiom for being very happy.