Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.

To turn up one's nose at a thing

  1. to show eagerness to have something

  2. to show indifference

  3. to treat something with contempt

  4. to start to grapple with something
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'turn up one's nose' refers to the physical gesture of raising one's nose in disdain, indicating that someone looks down on something or treats it with contempt and scorn. Option C correctly captures this meaning of showing disdain or treating something as beneath consideration.

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