Be out of action
- (a)To get punishment
- (b)To get reward
- (c)To become dysfunctional
- (d)To become superactive
Answer
C
Why
Correct — C, 'To become dysfunctional.' To 'be out of action' means to be unable to work or function — broken down, disabled, or incapacitated — which is what 'dysfunctional' describes.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)To get punishment — Unrelated — the phrase is about not working, not about being punished.
- (b)To get reward — Unrelated — there is no sense of reward in the phrase.
- (d)To become superactive — The opposite — out of action means not functioning, not being extra active.
Concept
'To be out of action' means to be unable to operate or function — broken down or incapacitated, whether of a machine or a person.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the meaning of 'to be out of action'.
- (a)to be unable to function or work
- (b)to be very busy
- (c)to be highly active
- (d)to be in charge
Answer(a) to be unable to function or work — out of action means not working.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the meaning of the idiom 'out of order'.
- (a)not working properly
- (b)in the correct sequence
- (c)very tidy
- (d)newly bought
Answer(a) not working properly — like 'out of action', it means not functioning.