Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate word from the given options and fill in the blank.

The union leaders are trying to ..... time by prolonging the negotiations.

  1. blunder

  2. brag

  3. bother

  4. buy

  5. brood
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Buy time is an idiom meaning to delay or stall to gain more time. Union leaders prolonging negotiations to delay action is literally 'buying time' - using stalling tactics. Blunder (mistake), brag (boast), bother (worry), and brood (dwell on thoughts) don't fit this strategic delay context.

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