Question

Choose the correct meaning of idiom/phrase-
Bad blood
a) Infected blood
b) Ill feeling
c) Unfaithful
d) Suspicion

Answer 1

Hint: The dictionary meaning of the given phrase ‘bad blood' is ‘having a bad feeling'. For example, I was having bad blood about the party, and the party was ruined afterward.

Complete answer:
 In the given question, we have to find out the meaning of the phrase ‘bad blood'. The meaning of this phrase is ‘having an ill-feeling'. For example, there has always been bad blood in these families.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Infected blood. It means that the blood is affected by some diseases. It is taking the given phrase in the literal meaning. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘b’ is Ill feeling. It is a noun that means animosity or resentment. For example, The ill-feeling between them boiled over.
Option ‘c’ is Unfaithful. It is an adjective that means someone who is not faithful; disloyal or treacherous. For example: The unfaithful friend.
Option ‘d’ is Suspicion. It is a noun that means a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the meaning of the given phrase is – ill-feeling. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. In such questions, we don’t usually take the literal meaning of the given phrase. They have metaphoric meanings.