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ibps-so 2023 · Question 42 of 323

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2) and 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct then mark ‘No correction is required’, as the answer. He took up the excessive work in order to please his new manager, but eventually he beavered away and the workload was distributed to 10 people.

  1. Achickened out w w
  2. Bwolfed down
  3. Cducked outCorrect
  4. Dpigged out
  5. ENo correction required

Answer: C. ducked out

Explanation

The phrase ‘duck out’ means ‘to avoid doing something’ or ‘to leave suddenly and usually without telling anyone that one is leaving’. [Beaver away- work hard doing something; Chicken out- to not do something because you are afraid of; Wolf down- eat very quickly; Pig out- eat a lot of food at once].

Source: IBPS SO Prelims Memory Based 2023 (AFO/IT/HR/Marketing) - ixamBee · memory-based

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