Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My friend Ann is a very clever girl. She is quick in everything she does. She is not lazy. She always does everything on time. She doesn't like lazy people who always try to put off their work and she says ______.
a- Speech is silver but silent is gold.
b- A bad wound is cured, not a bad name.
c- What is done can’t be undone.
d- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
e- As is the workman so is the work.

Answer 1

Hint: Idioms refer to those phrases or groups of words that indicate a figurative meaning in comparison to the literal meaning of its words.

Complete answer:
In the given question: We can conclude that X is a very clever girl and she does her work on time. She doesn’t like lazy people who always procrastinate and she says that one should not delay their work and do it immediately.
The idiom, ‘never put off till tomorrow what you can do today’ matches the given context. The idiom means that one should do their work immediately, without delaying it.
This idiom has been derived from the statements of Benjamin Franklin.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Speech is silver but silent is gold’ is an incorrect option because it means that sometimes silence has more value than words.
Option b- ‘A bad wound is cured, not a bad name’ is an incorrect option because it means that wounds and injuries can be cured but a person’s immoral character or reputation cannot be cured.
Option c- ‘What is done can’t be undone’ is an incorrect option because it means that one cannot alter something that has already happened.
Option d- ‘Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today’ is the correct option because it means that one should not procrastinate and do their work on time.
Option e- ‘As is the workman so is the work’ is an incorrect option because it means that the way a man does his job, it is reflected in his work. The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note:
Some synonyms for the given idiom are; punctuality, alacrity, timeliness, etc while some antonyms for the given idiom are; procrastinate, delay, stall, etc.