Question

Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
“In vogue”

a) In fashion
b) Out of use
c) Voguely used
d) Never used
e) Good use

Answer 1

Hint: You all must have heard of the fashion magazine called “Vogue”. It was derived from the phrase “in vogue”. A phrase is a set of words with a definite meaning.

Complete answer:

Option a is ‘in fashion’. This is the correct answer because the word vogue means “fashionable”. Therefore if we add the word “in” before vogue, it stands for in fashion. Thus, when we say something is in vogue, we mean it is in fashion. This winter, low-ankle boots will be in vogue.
Option b is wrong because “out of use” is not the meaning of “in vogue”. Anything out of use is used for things that cannot be used anymore or are not used anymore.
Option c is wrong because just because both the word and the option has “vogue” in it, does not mean it is the correct answer. In fact, “voguely” is not a common term used in English so it might not be the correct usage either.
Option d is wrong because something which is never used can never be in vogue. This staircase is never used- means that the stairs being referred to are never put to use by anyone.
Option e is a good to use. This is also wrong because good use of something means proper and efficient usage of something. She put the empty cookie box to good use by converting it into a box to keep her crayons.

Note: Assess every option before selecting the answer. Option c may be selected as the correct answer by many people because of the common usage of the term “vogue”. However, in most cases, the same word is not used both in the question and the options.