After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropr...
Assessment:WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1999 (Objective)Subject:English Language
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
In his last days in office, the ruler was behaving like a bull in China shop. This means that the ruler
Answer Details
The correct interpretation is: was acting in a manner unsuitable for his position.
The phrase "behaving like a bull in a China shop" is a commonly used idiom that means someone is acting in a reckless and careless way, causing chaos and destruction. Therefore, in the given sentence, it means that the ruler was acting in a reckless and careless way, causing chaos and destruction in his last days in office.