Question

Choose the correct option for the given Idiom.
One swallow does not make a __________.
a) flock
b) sight
c) spring
d) summer

Answer 1

Hint: A proverb is a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
For example- Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to fill in the blank with a phrase that completes the proverb.
A proverb is a traditional sort of saying that usually contains a meaning that is regarded as true by a majority of people.
The proverb goes like- ‘One swallow doesn't make a summer’. This proverb has the following meaning:
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.
This proverb is adapted from - An allusion to the return of migrating swallows at the start of the summer season.
From a remark by Aristotle (384 B.C.E. – 322 B.C.E.): "One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy."
Thus, the correct option for this question will be option (d.) ‘summer’.
‘One swallow does not make a summer’.
Option (a.), 'flock', option (b.), ‘sight', and option (c.), ‘spring' are thus incorrect.

Note:
 In this question, the given proverb is used in various ways:
1) One swallow does not a summer make
2) One swallow does not make a summer
3) One swallow doesn’t a summer make
4) One swallow doesn’t make a summer
The student should not be confused and wonder whether they have different meanings. They do not. Even though all have different wording, all the phrases represent one proverb and one meaning.