Multiple choice

Directions: Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

After a day of vigorous outdoor activities, he was tired and had a five o'clock shadow!

  1. Shockingly unattractive face

  2. Very awful, unsuitable and untidy appearance

  3. Very thin look

  4. Patch of stubble on the face of a man who has not shaved for a day

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, 'five o’clock shadow' refers to the patch of stubble on the face of a man who has not shaved for a day. 'Shockingly unattractive face' refers to the phrase, 'face that would stop a clock'. 'Very awful, unsuitable and untidy appearance' refers to the phrase, 'look a sight'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase.