Question 21
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression in the given sentence.
She wanted to submit her artwork in time for the competition but she missed the boat as she had other commitments.
Solution
Option C: Correct.
To answer the question, we should first make literal sense of the idiom and then understand its metaphorical sense from that.
“ Missed the boat" literally means being late to catch the boat and thus missing out on an opportunity; this is the most probable meaning. Â
