Question

Identify the meaning of the given phrase/idiom.
Run into.
a)Meet someone by chance
b)Start quarreling
c)Make unexpected purchases
d)Run from one place to another

Answer 1

Hint: Idioms are a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (to see through light).

Complete step-by-step answer:

Let us go through all the meanings in order to know the correct option.
Option a ‘meet by chance’ it means to meet someone unexpectedly when you least expect that to be. For example, I met my friend by chance at a clinic that was totally unexpected.
Option b ‘Start Quarrelling’ it shows to get into a fight or some quarrel that is going on or you create. For example: When Sema entered the room she started acting in a way that started the quarrel.
Option c ‘ make unexpected purchases’ it means that to buy something when you were least expecting it to buy or had no plans to buy. For example, She went to a shopping spree and made some unexpected purchases.
Option d ‘run from one place to another’ it shows a person who is not stable and looks for reasons to leave from one place to another. For example Riya thought running away from one place to another was the solution to her problems.
Hence, option a is the correct option.


Note: The students should be well acquainted with all the types of idioms that make the correct option.