Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
One who cannot be corrected
A. Invulnerable
B. Hardened
C. Incurable
D. Incorrigible

Answer 1

Hint:An idiom is a word or term that usually has a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase, but although maintaining the literal meaning of the phrase, certain phrases become figurative idioms. The figurative sense of an idiom, categorised as formulaic language, is distinct from the literal meaning.

Complete answer:
Option D: 'Incorrigible' means 'cannot be updated or reformed.'
It means the same as the group of words given and can therefore substitute them. So, option D is accurate.
Option A: 'Invulnerable' means 'harm or damage unlikely'.
Option B:' Hardened' means 'having been or been made difficult or more difficult.'
Choice C:' Incurable' means 'not being able to recover'.
These words do not have the same meaning as the group of words given. Therefore, substitutes are not acceptable and choices A, B and C are incorrect.

Additional information:
A phrase is "a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit," while an idiom is "a group of words generated through use as having a meaning that is not deductible from those of the individual words." This is the distinction between an idiom and a phrase. "A herd of cats" is an idiom but not an expression.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D'.

Note:An employer or boss might say the idiom shape up or ship out, which is like saying change your conduct or quit if you don't, to an employee, but not to other people. Idioms are not similar to slang. Idioms are made up of ordinary words familiar to almost all with a special meaning.