Question

I was prepared to show my hand provided he agreed to do the same. Select the option that is most closest to the opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
A) To yield
B) To shake hands
C) To conceal my plan
D) To lose my ground

Answer 1

Hint: The word stuffed ought to be grammatically correct. Ensure the word opted is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and is acceptable for that specific sentence. Continually build meanings of the sentences then select the right one. Here the word is an idiom.

Complete answer:
-An idiom or an idiomatic expression is a type of informal english. It means it has a different meaning from its literal one. In other words we can say that, a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from the individual ones/words.
-To show my hands means “to reveal plans that were once kept secret.”
-It exists in every language as they are the words that are not meant to be taken literally. For eg: when you say that someone has ‘cold feet’, you don't mean that toes are actually cold. It means that they are nervous about something.

‘Let us analyze the given options’ :
Option A) To yield :- It means to surrender, to give away to demands or pressure. It is not the opposite meaning of the given idiom. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
Option B) To shake hands :- It means ‘to shake hands with another.’ It is not the opposite meaning of the given idiom. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
Option C) To conceal my plan :- It means ‘to hide’ or ‘not to expose my plans’. This is the opposite meaning of the given idiom and hence, this is the correct option.
Option D) To lose my ground :- It means to lose power or influence over something or someone. It is not the opposite meaning of the given idiom. Hence, this is an incorrect option.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Like idioms, proverbs often have a meaning that is greater than the meaning of the individual words put together, but in a different way than idioms. The literal meaning of an idiom usually doesn’t make sense, and idioms can be almost impossible to understand unless you have learned or heard them before.
The literal meaning of a proverb such as “Don’t cry over spilled milk” does make sense on its own, but it’s not until you apply this meaning to a broader set of situations that you understand the real point of the proverb.