Multiple choice

Directions: Given below is a sentence with a blank. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom/phrase from the options given below.

The negotiations between the trade union and the management __________ because of the paid leave issue.

  1. bogged down

  2. stood the ground

  3. closed ranks

  4. watered down

  5. broke through
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A Correct answer
Explanation

To bog down is to become stuck and be unable to progress. This is the correct answer. The negotiations between the trade union and the management bogged down because of the paid leave issue.

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