Question

Choose the best answer:
I get a real kick out of reaching the school before anybody else. It means ________________.

• A. I get a kick on my backside on reaching the school
• B. I get punishment for reaching the school before time
• C. I very much enjoy reaching the school early
• D. I receive a kick from those who reach the school late

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

I very much enjoy reaching the school early

'Idiomatic expressions are a type of informal English that have a meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression.'

The phrase "get a real kick out of" is an idiomatic expression. It means 'to get a lot of enjoyment or excitement from something'.

Option C also contains the same meaning, that the speaker gets a lot of enjoyment, reaching the school early ("before anybody else"). Hence C is correct.

Option A is incorrect because this gives the literal meaning of the idiom. Idioms are not literal in meaning.

Similarly, options B and D also contain the literal meaning of the expression 'real kick out of'.

Hence, options B and D are incorrect.