Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence in which the word given below has not been used correctly.

PINCH

  1. I was pinched about the money I had.

  2. I can get by with five hours sleep at a pinch.

  3. The pinch left a bruise on her arm.

  4. In the recession many people felt the pinch.

  5. He is reduced to a pinch after his confinement.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The expression 'at a pinch' as used in option (2) is correct. In option (3), the most common usage of the word pinch has been given, which refers to a squeeze made by fingers and thumb on a surface. In option (4), pinch refers to the experience or effects of poverty. In option (5), pinch refers to thinning. In option (1) the sentence makes no sense. Therefore, the answer is option (1).

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