Multiple choice

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

I sent him about his business as I could stand his insolence no longer.

  1. broke partnership with him

  2. requested him to bother someone else

  3. dismissed him peremptorily

  4. abused him heartily
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C Correct answer
Explanation

To 'send someone about his business' is an idiom meaning to dismiss someone peremptorily, often with irritation. It means telling someone to leave or stop bothering you. The speaker could no longer tolerate the insolence, so they dismissed the person abruptly and firmly.

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