Multiple choice

Directions: Substitute the underlined part of the idiom or the phrase with the appropriate option.

Because of his unparliamentary remarks, the minister has become a sleeping duck for satire.

  1. eating

  2. beating

  3. staring

  4. sitting

  5. standing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sitting duck Someone who waits unsuspectingly for doom or destiny; an easy target for something bad.

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