Challenger App

No.1 PSC Learning App

1M+ Downloads

Find out the meaning of the idiom underlined:

She refused to be led by the nose.

Ato be assertive

Bto be submissive

Cto be defiant

Dto be obstinate

Answer:

B. to be submissive

Read Explanation:

  • "To be led by the nose" means to be easily controlled or influenced, which implies being submissive / എളുപ്പത്തിൽ നിയന്ത്രിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ സ്വാധീനിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുക.

  • to be assertive: നിശ്ചയദാർഢ്യമുള്ള (assertive) ആളുകൾ ആത്മവിശ്വാസവും നിയന്ത്രണവും ഉള്ളവരാണ്, എളുപ്പത്തിൽ സ്വാധീനിക്കപ്പെടില്ല.

  • to be defiant: ഇതിനർത്ഥം നിയന്ത്രണത്തെ ചെറുക്കുക, the opposite of being led by the nose.

  • to be obstinate: ധാർഷ്ട്യമുള്ളവരായിരിക്കുക - Stubbornness doesn't mean you're easily led.


Related Questions:

She had to bite the bullet during her training period. Here the idiom in bold means
The idiom 'Once in a blue moon' means
Even though Tina was angry, she decided to ......................... and not to say anything hurtful
Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases Raining cats and dogs
What does it imply when people say to ‘read between the lines’?