Multiple choice

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

The two brothers are at cross purposes and never agree to each other's view point.

  1. do things differently and often contrarily

  2. having different tastes and habits

  3. living at two difference places

  4. working differently and hatefully
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A Correct answer
Explanation

'At cross purposes' means having conflicting goals, intentions, or understandings, leading to miscommunication or opposition. Option A correctly identifies this - doing things differently and often contrarily, which leads to disagreement. The phrase suggests two parties working against each other without realizing it.

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