Question 23

Choose the odd one:

Checking option one by one.

Option A:Β Β The balloon goes up means the situationΒ becomesΒ serious,Β critical,Β chaotic,Β orΒ troublesome.Β Spot fixing scandal areΒ serious,Β critical,Β chaotic,Β orΒ troublesome.Β 

Option B:Β In the altogether meansΒ without any clothes on; naked. Bath tub is used when someone is naked.Β 

Option C: The halcyon days meansΒ aΒ tranquilΒ periodΒ ofΒ happiness,Β especiallyΒ inΒ past.Β Β Childhood is a period of time when everyone was usually happier than present.Β 

Option D:Β The real McCoy meansΒ SomethingΒ Β is genuine,Β authentic,Β orΒ exactlyΒ whatΒ itΒ isΒ claimedΒ toΒ be;Β realΒ thing.Β Darjeeling Tea is a sign of authenticity.Β 

Option E: Throw down the gauntlet means ToΒ issueΒ aΒ challengeΒ orΒ invitation,Β asΒ toΒ aΒ fight,Β argument,Β orΒ competition. Here the authors talks about UN peace keeping force which is not related to throw down the gauntlet.Β 

Hence, option E is the correct answer.

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