Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in bold. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold.

Had I known that this venture would flounder and split on a rock, I would never have launched it. I have suffered a great loss.

  1. To make an exception

  2. To meet unforeseen difficulties

  3. To make a distinction

  4. Attached by violence

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B Correct answer
Explanation

To split on a rock is a nautical metaphor for a ship hitting an obstacle, meaning to encounter unforeseen difficulties or failure in a venture.

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