aliensbrain
  • Home
  • Study
  • Quizzes
  • 🎤AI Practicefree
  • Notebooks
  • Community
  • Sign in
  • Etymology and Vocabulary
  • Direction: Select the most appropriate option for the giv...
Multiple choice

Direction: Select the most appropriate option for the given word.

The phrase ‘nit picking’ originally seemed to have something to do with

  1. needle work

  2. a pest

  3. pricking

  4. tongue lashing

  5. temper

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nit is egg or young one of a louse(a pest).

Keep practicing — related questions

  • Directions: Select the right meaning of the phrase given below from the given choices. To pick holes
  • Direction: Select the most appropriate option for the given word. The word 'canny' is supposed to have orig...
  • Directions: Choose the word from the options which is opposite in meaning to the given word. Herd
  • Directions: Choose the opposite word from the options given below. Nippy
  • Directions: Choose the option that correctly defines the given word. Gibber
  • Direction:Select the option which is closest in meaning to the given word/phrase. Joggle
  • Directions: Choose the word from the options which is opposite in meaning to the given word. Finicky
  • Direction: Choose the correct option that is similar in meaning to the given word. Assume
Play the full quiz 🎤 Practise this topic out loud
Advertisement
© Aliensbrain | all rights reserved
  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms and Condition
  • Privacy Policy