Based on the situation in the sentence, select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment.
After the Pandemic, his business crumbled and he is in a difficult situation.
- ABe in a tight corner
- BGive a cold shoulder
- CBolt from the blue
- DPull the last straw
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The idiomatic expression "Be in a tight corner" means to be in a difficult, awkward, or challenging situation where escape or resolution is difficult.
* "Give a cold shoulder" means to intentionally ignore someone.
* "Bolt from the blue" means a sudden and unexpected event.
* "Pull the last straw" (or the last straw) refers to the final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation intolerable.
* "Give a cold shoulder" means to intentionally ignore someone.
* "Bolt from the blue" means a sudden and unexpected event.
* "Pull the last straw" (or the last straw) refers to the final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation intolerable.