Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Blue blood
a)Something impossible
b)An aristocrat
c)Something costly
d)A funny object

Answer 1

Hint: Idioms are phrases, sayings or a group of words that has a metaphorical (not literal) meaning, which has become accepted in common usage. It is a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.

Complete answer:

As many of you must know the term ‘Blue blood’ is used to refer to someone of noble birth or aristocracy. This idiom is generally used to mean someone belonging to the “high society”.
As you can see, we can make out from the above-given explanation that the option – b is the correct solution here. Why?
Because it talks about aristocrats. An aristocrat is a member of the aristocracy, i.e. the highest class of the society. Aristocrats include people of noble birth holding family or hereditary titles and offices. For example – Dutch, lord, lady, etc.
If you are unsure, we can look into the options given and see why others are not the correct solution. So, now we look into each option -
Option a, Is incorrect because ‘something impossible’ means something that cannot be done or achieved.
Option b, Is correct because ‘an aristocrat’ means of the highest class or of noble birth.
Option c, Is incorrect because ‘something costly’ means something that is expensive or is of the high price.
Option d, Is incorrect because ‘a funny object’ means something that makes people want to laugh or ridicule it.
Now you know why the other options are not correct.

Note: While finding the appropriate meaning for any phrase or sentence keep in mind that you look into all plausible solutions and choose after due consideration to each one. So as not to hamper your ability to answer correctly.