Question

Choose the exact meaning of idiom/phrase-
To be in a fix.
a) To be in a difficult situation.
b) To be unable to move.
c) To attain permanence.
d) To feel happy

Answer 1

Hint:The phrase “to be in a fix” means – in a difficult or embarrassing situation, in a dilemma. For example: I was really in a fix when I missed the plane.

Complete answer:
The phrase “to be in a fix” is to be a problem or situation which is difficult to solve; be in a mess. For example: we are going to be in a real fix if we miss that bus. In the given question we have to choose the exact meaning of this phrase.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer:
Option ‘a’ is To be in a difficult situation. This phrase tells exactly what the given phrase is suggesting. To be in a difficult situation is to be in trouble or a mess. Hence, this is the correct option.
Option ‘b’ is to be unable to move. This phrase has no related meaning to the given phrase and it cannot be the correct answer. So we will eliminate this option straight away.
Option ‘c’ is To attain permanence. This phrase means to achieve permanence in any given situation or time period. This phrase is also not related to the given phrase in any manner. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘d’ is To feel happy. This option means to feel happiness or joy in any given situation or time period. This phrase is also not related to the given phrase in any manner, so we will eliminate this as well.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, tje correct meaning of the given phrase is – “to be in a difficult situation”. So, the correct answer is “Option a”.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. For such questions, you must eliminate the options which are not at all related to the given phrase in any manner. This will ease your ability to do such questions.