Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom: 'Be in the eye of the storm'
- (a)to look at something quickly
- (b)to fail miserably at a sport
- (c)to see something that you do not want to see
- (d)to be in the midst of a controversy
Correct — D, to be in the midst of a controversy. To 'be in the eye of the storm' means to be at the very centre of a troublesome or controversial situation that is affecting many people around you. The other options describe looking quickly, failing at a sport, or seeing something unwanted, none of which match the idiom.
- (a)to look at something quickly — This takes 'eye' literally as glancing; the idiom actually means being at the centre of a difficulty or controversy.
- (b)to fail miserably at a sport — Failing at a sport is unrelated to the idiom, which is about being in the midst of a troublesome or controversial situation.
- (c)to see something that you do not want to see — This again reads 'eye' literally as seeing; the idiom means being at the centre of a controversy, not witnessing something unwanted.
An idiom item — to 'be in the eye of the storm' means to be at the centre of a difficulty or controversy.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The idiom 'a storm in a teacup' means:
- (a)a huge disaster
- (b)a lot of fuss over a trivial matter
- (c)a sudden change of weather
- (d)a calm situation
Answer(b) a lot of fuss over a trivial matter — great anger or excitement about something unimportant.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The idiom 'weather the storm' means:
- (a)to predict bad weather
- (b)to survive a difficult period
- (c)to give up easily
- (d)to cause trouble
Answer(b) to survive a difficult period — to come through a hard time safely.