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.

Due to the latest sex scandal, his reputation is beyond redemption. God help him!

  1. worst than he could imagine

  2. now impossible to retrieve or reverse

  3. without any hope of improvement

  4. under intense scrutiny
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, 'beyond redemption' refers to without any hope of improvement. 'Now impossible to retrieve or reverse' refers to the phrase, 'beyond recall'. 'Under intense scrutiny' refers to the phrase, 'in the dock'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase.

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