Multiple choice

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliaries/idioms/phrases for the question.

The violent cyclone _________ of destruction through the area, blowing down trees and damaging houses as soon as it made landfall.

  1. cut a deal

  2. cut a break

  3. cut a swath

  4. cut a rug

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To cut a swath is to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place. In this context the violent cyclone causes destruction. To cut a deal is to make an arrangement. To cut a break is to to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. To cut a rug is to dance very well.