Question:
Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation focusing on the underlined words.
I invited them to my anniversary dinner but they had other plans, so they decided to politely decline with the implication that they may come at a later date.
रेखांकित शब्दों पर ध्यान केंद्रित करते हुए दी गई स्थिति के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त मुहावरे का चयन करें।
I invited them to my anniversary dinner but they had other plans, so they decided to politely decline with the implication that they may come at a later date.
Options:
- a) To spoil a moment
- b) To take a rain check
- c) Call it a day
- d) Took it with a grain of salt
- a) To spoil a moment
- b) To take a rain check (बाद में आने का वादा करना/आमंत्रण स्थगित करना)
- c) Call it a day
- d) Took it with a grain of salt
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The phrase ‘to politely decline an invitation with the implication that it may be accepted at a later date’ is the definition of the idiom ‘to take a rain check’. Thus, option (b) is correct.
किसी आमंत्रण को इस वादे के साथ विनम्रतापूर्वक अस्वीकार करना कि उसे बाद में स्वीकार किया जा सकता है, मुहावरे ‘to take a rain check’ का अर्थ है। अतः, विकल्प (b) सही है।