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.

When he came home after his stay in Dubai, he was a bag of bones!

  1. enjoying immensely

  2. in best of his health

  3. extremely thin

  4. needing some exercise to be physically fit again
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, 'bag of bones' refers to being extremely thin. 'Enjoying immensely' refers to the phrase, 'having a ball'. 'Needing some exercise to be physically fit again' refers to the phrase, 'back on his feet'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase.

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