Question

Choose the correct option complete to the conversation.
Son: What if I don’t make any good friends in the new school I’m joining next summer.
Father: You can _______. Work for your exams now.
A. vent your spleen later
B. cross that bridge when you come to it
C. put your foot in your mouth for now
D. change horses in midstream

Answer 1

Hint: An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning of its own and cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words. A proverb is a short famous saying which gives advice on how people must behave or it expresses a belief that is thought to be true.

Complete step by step solution:
To find the right answer for the blank we need to analyze all the idioms provided in the option:
A. ‘vent your spleen’ means to release all your anger about something.
E.g. “After being beaten badly by her elder sister, Meher saw the family get-together as an opportunity to vent her spleen indirectly at her.”

B. ‘cross that bridge when you come to it’ means to deal with a problem when and if it arises.
E.g. “They think that there will be too many public to fit in the function, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.”

C. ‘put your foot in your mouth for now’ means To misspeak, to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
E.g. “ Rita always put her foot in her mouth during the viva.”

D. ‘change horses in midstream’ means to make major changes to a situation or course of action that is already underway.
E.g. “Nobody should believe in changing horses in midstream.”

Hence, the correct answer is option B cross that bridge when you come to it. The final sentence is “You can cross that bridge when you come to it. Work for your exams now.”

Note: Proverbs are those sayings which are wise in nature and give meaning to a sentence and also that give advice about life.