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.

It was a gentleman’s agreement. How can he turn his back on the deal now!

  1. agreement that was fair and honest

  2. an unofficial agreement with signatures on it

  3. an agreement with all legal formalities completed

  4. agreement that was not written or signed, as the parties trusted each other
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'gentleman’s agreement' refers to an agreement that was not written or signed, as the parties trusted each other. 'Agreement that has a written proof' refers to the phrase 'in black and white'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase.

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