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Directions: A proverb is given in with a blank. You have to complete the proverb by selecting the correct answer from the options given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate word so that the proverb conveys the meaning given in the brackets.Barking up the wrong __________ . (Be pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action)1. dog2. owner3. tree4. gate |
| Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : tree<br><p>The correct answer is <span style="font-weight: 700;">'tree'</span>.</p><p></p><ul><li><em>The <span style="font-weight: 700;">proverb </span></em>is<em><span style="font-weight: 700;"> </span></em>"<em><strong>Barking up the wrong</strong> <span style="font-weight: 700;">tree</span></em>'' and it means<em> </em><span style="font-weight: 700;">to </span><strong>waste one’s efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path</strong>.<ul><li><span style="font-weight: 700;">Example:</span> <em>It was a very sensitive case and yet for over one year the investigators <strong>kept barking up the wrong tree</strong> in the Sushant's case</em>.<br> </li></ul></li></ul><p>Hence, the correct answer is <span style="font-weight: 700;">option 3</span>.</p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Complete Sentence:</span> <em>Barking up the wrong <span style="font-weight: 700;">tree</span></em>.</p><p><em></em></p><ul><li><em>This phrase originated in the US and alludes to hunting dogs barking under a tree where they mistakenly think their prey is hiding. The first known usage in print was in James Kirke Paulding’s novel Westward Ho! in 1832</em>.</li></ul> | |